Borderline ovarian tumours in Vaud, Switzerland: Incidence, survival and second neoplasms

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-6

  Levi, F ^a,d   La Vecchia, C ^b,c   Randimbison, L ^a   Te, V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Borderline tumours; Cancer registration; Incidence; Low malignant potential rumours; Mucinous tumours; Ovarian tumours; Second primary; Serous tumours; Survival; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032889288     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690002     Document Type: Article

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