Lymphadenectomy in high risk endometrial carcinoma stage I and II: No more morbidity and no need for external pelvic radiation

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 322-328

  Berclaz, G ^a   Hanggi W ^a   Kratzer Berger, A ^a   Altermatt, H J ^b   Greiner, R H ^a   Dreher, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Pathology Länggasse   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Lymphadenectomy; Operative morbidity; Pelvic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032771502     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.99043.x     Document Type: Article

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