Early development of vaginal shortening during radiation therapy for endometrial or cervical cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 234-235

  Katz, A ^a   Njuguna, E ^a   Rakowsky, E ^a   Sulkes, A ^a   Sulkes, J ^a,b   Fenig, E ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gynecologic malignancies; Intracavity brachytherapy; Vaginal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TISSUE NECROSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA SHORTENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA;

EID: 0034946280     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2001.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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