Impact of the extent of parametrial involvement in patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 405-410

  Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^a   Leung, Stephen Wan ^a   Huang, Eng Yen ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a   Sun, Li Min ^a   Fang, Fu Min ^a   Chen, Hui Chun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Prognostic variables; Radiation therapy; Uterine cervical cancer

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032518342     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00766-9     Document Type: Article

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