Incidence and effect on survival of abdominal wall metastases at trocar or puncture sites following laparoscopy or paracentesis in women with ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-237

  Kruitwagen, R F P M ^a   Swinkels, B M ^b   Keyser, K G G ^b   Doesburg, W H ^b   Schijf, Ch P Th ^b  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OVARY CARCINOMA; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030021523     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0031     Document Type: Article

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