Accuracy of frozen section in the diagnosis of ovarian tumours

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-482

  Toneva, F ^a   Wright, H ^a   Razvi, K ^a  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline ovarian tumour; Frozen section; Ovarian neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY TUMOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861817872     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.683212     Document Type: Article

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