Accuracy of lymph node palpation to determine need for lymphadenectomy in gynecologic malignancies

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 553-556

  Arango, Hector A ^a   Hoffman, Mitchel S ^c   Roberts, William S ^b   Decesare, Steven L ^d   Fiorica, James V ^c   Drake, Janet ^c  

^a MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Watson Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034009045     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00607-9     Document Type: Article

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