Intraoperative gold grain implants for pelvic wall recurrences of various malignancies: Toxicity, results, and failure analysis in 37 patients

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 472-474

  Balat, O ^a   Edwards, C L ^a   Delclos, L ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gold grain implant; Pelvic wall recurrence

Indexed keywords

GOLD 198;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; LEG EDEMA; METASTASIS; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GOLD RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034505936     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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