Initial experience of laparoscopic management of apparent early endometrial cancer

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 288-292

  Siow, Anthony ^a   Beh, S T ^b   Tay, E H ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early stage laparoscopy; Endometrial cancer; Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy; Laparoscopic staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041817787     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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