Flow cytometric analysis of lymph node metastases in advanced ovarian cancer: Clinical and biologic significance

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1319-1327

  Kimball, R E ^a   Schlaerth, J B ^a   Kute, T E ^a   Schlaerth, A C ^a   Santoso, J ^a   Ballon, S C ^a   Spirtos, N M ^a   Tamimi, H K ^a  

^a Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

analysis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Flow cytometry; Lymph node dissection; Neoplasm; Ovarian neoplasms; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; PERITONEUM METASTASIS; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030767999     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70352-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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