Early ovarian cancer: Is there a role for systematic pelvic and para- aortic lymphadenectomy?

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-108

  Baiocchi, G ^a,b   Raspagliesi, F ^a   Grosso, G ^a   Fontanelli, R ^a   Cobellis, L ^a   Di Re, E ^a   Di Re, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early ovarian cancer; Lymph node status in ovarian cancer; Lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031832609     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.09758.x     Document Type: Article

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