Isolated local recurrence in carcinoma of the vulva: Prognosis and implications for treatment

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 409-414

  Faul, C ^a   Miramow, D ^a   Gerszten, K ^a   Huang, C ^a   Edwards, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined modality therapy; Local recurrence; Surgery; Vulva carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VULVA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031770821     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.09867.x     Document Type: Article

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