Gela histological scoring system for post-treatment biopsies of patients with gastric MALT lymphoma is feasible and reliable in routine practice

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-52

  Copie Bergman, Christiane ^a,b,c   Wotherspoon, Andrew C ^d   Capella, Carlo ^e   Motta, Teresio ^f   Pedrinis, Ennio ^g   Pileri, Stefano A ^h   Bertoni, Francesco ⁱ   Conconi, Annarita ^j   Zucca, Emanuele ⁱ   Ponzoni, Maurilio ^k   Ferreri, Andrés J M ^k  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^f BOLOGNINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^k SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Gastric MALT lymphoma; Histological scoring system; Inter observer agreement; Response criteria for lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GELA SCORE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH BIOPSY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL, MARGINAL ZONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84870837183     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12078     Document Type: Article

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