Hysteroscopy and directed biopsy in the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3524-3528

  Zhu, Hong Lan ^a   Liang, Xu Dong ^a   Wang, Jian Liu ^a   Cui, Heng ^a   Wei, Li Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dilatation and curettage; Endometrial carcinoma; Hysteroscopy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78650605078     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.24.004     Document Type: Article

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