Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Using an Intrauterine Manipulator: Is It a Bias for Frozen Section Analysis? Case-Control Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-188

  Fanfani, F ^a   Gagliardi, M L ^a   Zannoni, G F ^a   Gallotta, V ^a   Vizzielli, G ^a   Lecca, A ^a   Scambia, G ^a   Fagotti, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early endometrial cancer; Frozen section analysis; Intrauterine manipulator

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 79951943508     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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