High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy of Bartholin's gland: A case report

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 193-196

  Yamada, Tetsuya ^a   Yanagawa, Shigeo ^b   Iwai, Hiroyoshi ^a   Ishigaki, Takeo ^a   Nawa, Akihiro ^a   Kikkawa, Fumitaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bartholin's gland; High dose rate; Interstitial brachytherapy; Radiation therapy; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHOLIN GLAND; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

EID: 0034006618     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5752     Document Type: Article

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