Improving the quality of processing gastric cancer specimens: The pathologist's perspective

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-199

  Mahar, Alyson L ^a   Qureshi, Alia P ^b   Ottensmeyer, C Andrea ^a   Chetty, Runjan ^c   Pollett, Aaron ^d   Coburn, Natalie G ^a,b   Wright, Frances C ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Pathology; Quality; Specimen processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATHOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77249152308     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21468     Document Type: Article

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