## Abstract ## Background Discrepancies between preβ and postoperative diagnoses can lead to dilemma for operative management adequacy. ## Patients and Methods A total of 2,910 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma underwent curative surgery at the Samsung Medical Center between 2001 and 2003. Pa
Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses
β Scribed by Stephen S. Raab; Dana Marie Grzybicki; Janine E. Janosky; Richard J. Zarbo; Frederick A. Meier; Chris Jensen; Stanley J. Geyer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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