Role of appendectomy in predicting lymph node metastases in patients with ovarian cancer

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-163

  Takač, Iztok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Lymph nodes; Metastases; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033989651     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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