Comparison of the histopathological diagnoses of preoperative dilatation and curettage and hysterectomy specimens

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Barut, Aykut ^a   Barut, Figen ^a   Arikan, Ilker ^a   Harma, Muge ^a   Harma, Mehmet Ibrahim ^a   Bayar, Ulku Ozmen ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Dilatation and curettage; Endometrial pathology; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84856255133     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01633.x     Document Type: Article

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