The role of frozen sections in gynaecological oncology: Survey of practice in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-208

  Ganesan, Raji ^a   Brown, Laurance J R ^b   Kehoe, Sean ^c   McCluggage, W Glenn ^d   El Bahrawy, Mona A ^a,e,f  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxford Gynaecological Cancer Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Frozen sections; Gynaecological oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGIST; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 84873165679     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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