How accurate is frozen section histology of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with endometrial cancer?

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-17

  Pristauz, Gunda ^a   Bader, Arnim A ^a   Regitnig, Peter ^a   Haas, Josef ^a   Winter, Raimund ^a   Tamussino, Karl ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Frozen section; Pelvic and para aortic lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 69249206551     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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