Interobserver Variability in Diagnosing High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung and Comparing It with the Morphometric Analysis

Korean Journal of Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-47

  Ha, Seung Yeon ^a   Han, Joungho ^b   Kim, Wan Seop ^c   Suh, Byung Seong ^d   Roh, Mee Sook ^e  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Lung; Observer variation; Small cell lung carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857991358     PISSN: 17381843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2012.46.1.42     Document Type: Article

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