Simplification of grading papillary urothelial neoplasia using a reduced set of diagnostic features

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 68-74

  Isfoss, Björn L ^a   Majak, Bernard ^a   Busch, Christer ^b   Braathen, Geir J ^a,c  

^a Telemark Hospital   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Diagnosis; Interobserver variation; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM GRADING; PROGNOSIS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955617208     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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