Evaluation of vascular space involvement in endometrial adenocarcinomas: Laparoscopic vs abdominal hysterectomies

Modern Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1073-1079

  Folkins, Ann K ^a   Nevadunsky, Nicole S ^a   Saleemuddin, A ^a   Jarboe, Elke A ^a   Muto, Michael G ^a   Feltmate, Colleen M ^a   Crum, Chris P ^a   Hirsch, Michelle S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial cancer; laparoscopic hysterectomy; vascular space

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTIFACT; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; TUMOR CELL;

ARTIFACTS; BLOOD VESSELS; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77955171789     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.91     Document Type: Review

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