Small cell carcinoma of the lung and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma interobserver variability

Histopathology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-363

  Den Bakker, Michael A ^a   Willemsen, Sten ^a   Grünberg, Katrien ^b   Noorduijn, L Arnold ^c   Van Oosterhout, Matthijs F M ^d   Van Suylen, Robert J ^e   Timens, Wim ^f   Vrugt, Bart ^g   Wiersma Van Tilburg, Anne ^h   Thunnissen, Frederik B J M ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f University Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^g MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Histopathology interobserver variability; Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE SECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA;

EID: 77449103110     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2010.03486.x     Document Type: Article

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