New diagnostic reporting format for endometrial cytology based on cytoarchitectural criteria

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 388-394

  Yanoh, K ^a   Norimatsu, Y ^a   Hirai, Y ^b   Takeshima, N ^b   Kamimori, A ^c   Nakamura, Y ^c   Shimizu, K ^d   Kobayashi, T K ^e   Murata, T ^c   Shiraishi, T ^f  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SUZUKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Utsunomiya Hospital   (Japan)

^e Medical Care Center   (Japan)

^f MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Architectural features; Cytodiagnosis; Diagnostic criteria; Endometrial cytology; Reporting format; Specimen adequacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449493363     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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