Potential decreased morbidity of interstitial brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies using laparoscopy: A pilot study

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 210-215

  Choi, J C ^a   Ingenito, A C ^a   Nanda, R K ^a   Smith, D H ^a   Wuu, C S ^a   Chin, L J ^a   Schiff, P B ^a  

^a Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0032959686     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5354     Document Type: Article

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