Assessment of colorectal adenomatous polyp size measured during pathological examination highlights the importance of accuracy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-541

  Hayes, Stephen J ^a  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 68949175487     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.04.017     Document Type: Editorial

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