Differential diagnosis of adnexal masses with transvaginal sonography, color flow imaging, and serum CA 125 assay in pre- and postmenopausal women

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-72

  Strigini, Francesca A L ^a   Gadducci, Angiolo ^a   Del Bravo, Barbara ^a   Ferdeghini, Marco ^a   Genazzani, Andrea R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029873441     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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