Problems with peritoneal cytology in second-look laparotomy performed in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma

Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 376-380

  Ohwada, Michitaka ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuaki ^a   Suzuki, Tatsuya ^a   Hiratsuka, Mitsuhiro ^a   Kawai, Toshiro ^a   Saito, Ken ^a   Sato, Ikuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Ovarian carcinoma; Peritoneal cytology; Second look laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND LOOK SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; RISK FACTORS; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035951064     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10137     Document Type: Article

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