Microinvasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma in Slovenia during the period 2001-2007

Gutnik Helena; Matisic Jasenka P.; Zakelj Maja Primic; Flezar Margareta Strojan

doi:10.2478/raon-2014-0010

Radiology and Oncology (Sep 2014)

Microinvasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma in Slovenia during the period 2001-2007

Gutnik Helena,
Matisic Jasenka P.,
Zakelj Maja Primic,
Flezar Margareta Strojan

Affiliations

Gutnik Helena: Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Matisic Jasenka P.: British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
Zakelj Maja Primic: Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia
Flezar Margareta Strojan: Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2014-0010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 48, no. 3
pp. 282 – 288

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Background. Microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma (MISCC) comprises a significant portion of all cervical cancers in Slovenia. Criteria of carcinomatous invasion are well described in the literature, however histopathological assessment of MISCC is difficult, because morphological characteristics can overlap with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN 3) and other pathological changes. The aim of our study was to evaluate the reliability of the histopathological diagnosis of MISCC in Slovenia during the period from 2001 to 2007.

Published in Radiology and Oncology

ISSN: 1581-3207 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RAON

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