The accuracy of frozen section diagnosis in apparent early ovarian cancer - Results from a UK centre

Histopathology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 756-758

  Kokka, Fani ^a   Singh, Naveena ^a   Reynolds, Karina ^a   Oram, David ^a   Jeyarajah, Arjun ^a   Hassan, Layla ^a   Akintunde, Adewale H ^a   Hamzawala, Imran ^a   Okojie, Gloria ^b   Faruqi, Asma ^a  

^a Department of Gynaecologic Oncology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70849090349     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03435.x     Document Type: Letter

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