Choriocarcinoma diagnostic score: A scoring system to differentiate choriocarcinoma from invasive mole

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 128-132

  Okamoto, T ^a   Nomura, S ^a   Nakanishi, T ^a   Goto, S ^a   Tomoda, Y ^a   Mizutani, M ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Diagnostic score; Invasive mole

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031860438     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.97116.x     Document Type: Article

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