Can we rely on the size of the lymph node in determining nodal metastasis in ovarian carcinoma?

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-302

  Tangjitgamol, Siriwan ^a   Manusirivithaya, S ^a   Sheanakul, C ^a   Leelahakorn, S ^a   Sripramote, M ^a   Thawaramara, T ^a   Kaewpila, N ^b  

^a NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis; Lymph node size; Lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

CANCER SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0642284876     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13192.x     Document Type: Review

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