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Mitotic counts in breast cancer should be standardized with a uniform sample area

BACKGROUND: Mitotic rate is routinely assessed in breast cancer cases and based on the assessment of 10 high power fields (HPF), a non-standard sample area, as per the College of American Pathologists cancer checklist. The effect of sample area variation has not been assessed. METHODS: A computer mo...

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Autores principales: Bonert, Michael, Tate, Angela J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28202066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12938-016-0301-z