Scalene lymph node dissection in locally advanced cervical carcinoma: Is it reasonable or unnecessary?

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Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-175

  Boran, Nurettin ^a   Kayikçioǧlu, Fulya ^a,b   Tulunay, Gokhan ^a   Kose, M Faruk ^a  

^a SSK Ankara Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Locally advanced disease; Scalene lymph node

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0037531728     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160308900213     Document Type: Article

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