Risk of occult inguinofemoral lymph node metastasis from squamous carcinoma of the vulva

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 419-424

  Bosquet, Jesus Gonzalez ^a   Kinney, Walter K ^d   Russell, Anthony H ^a   Gaffey, Thomas A ^b   Magrina, Javier F ^c   Podratz, Karl C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group Inc   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis; Radiation therapy; Vulvar neoplasm

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PATHOLOGY; TUMORS;

SUBCLINICAL DISEASES;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALPATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED STATES; VULVA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0042884202     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00536-4     Document Type: Article

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