Colorectal carcinoma grading quantified by counting poorly differentiated clusters: Is it feasible on endoscopic biopsies?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 943-945

  Barresi, Valeria ^a   Tuccari, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84880141949     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31828a69e7     Document Type: Letter

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