Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in Brazil: Prognostic importance of host and viral variables

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-67

  Pinto, Álvaro P ^a   Signorello, Lisa B ^b   Crum, Christopher P ^d   Harlow, Bernard L ^b   Abrão, Fauzer ^c   Villa, Luisa L ^a  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VIRUS DETECTION; VULVA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032779635     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5458     Document Type: Article

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