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Evaluation of the Vulvar Cancer Histology Code Reported by Central Cancer Registries: Importance in Epidemiology.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2017
Siegel David A, Wilson Reda, Wilkinson Edward J, Gargano Julia W, Watson Meg, Hernandez Brenda Y, Goodman Marc T, Lynch Charles F, Unger Elizabeth R, Saraiya Mona
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CONTEXT: -Knowing the subtype of vulvar cancer histology is important for estimating human papillomavirus-related cancer etiology. Surveillance of human papillomavirus-related vulvar cancers informs public health decisions related to vaccination against human papillomavirus. OBJECTIVE: -To assess the accuracy of registry classifications of vulvar cancer and determine the histologic classification of cases...
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