Clinical factors affecting the diagnostic accuracy of assessing dilation and curettage vs frozen section specimens for histologic grade and depth of myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194.e1-194.e10

  Wang, Xipeng ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Di, Wen ^a   Li, Weiping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

diagnosis; dilation and curettage; endometrial carcinoma; frozen section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CANCER GRADING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 67651085571     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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