Diagnosing sarcomas: The role of experience

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 333-339

  Fisher, Cyril ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Diagnosis; Histopathology; Pathology review; Sarcoma; Soft tissue tumours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 79960911667     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: 18767621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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