A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of frozen section for parotid gland lesions

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 729-738

  Schmidt, Robert L ^a   Hunt, Jason P ^b   Hall, Brian J ^a   Wilson, Andrew R ^c   Layfield, Lester J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen section; Meta analysis; Parotid gland; Sensitivity; Specificity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; PAROTID DISEASES; PAROTID GLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80355138145     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP2SD8RFQEUZJW     Document Type: Review

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