Survival after intestinal obstruction in patients with fatal ovarian cancer: Analysis of prognostic variables

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-182

  Gadducci, A ^a   Iacconi, P ^a   Fanucchi, A ^a   Cosio, S ^a   Miccoli, P ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Ovarian cancer; Prognosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LIVER METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH SUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031870345     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.97118.x     Document Type: Article

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