Nodal detection in malignant melanoma of the vagina using laparoscopic ultrasonography

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 985-988

  Siu, Shing Shun N ^a   Lo, Keith W K ^a   Chan, Amy B W ^a   Yu, May Y ^a   Cheung, Tak Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lymph node; Melanoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA CARCINOMA; VAGINA MELANOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 1342279500     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.11.036     Document Type: Article

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