Frozen section analysis of vulvectomy specimens: Results of a 5-year study period

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-172

  Horn, Lars Christian ^a   Wagner, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cancer; Cloquet node; Frozen section; Lymphnodes; Margin; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SOFT TISSUE; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649303129     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181b8e5d4     Document Type: Article

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