Lymphvascular space involvement: An independent prognostic factor in endometrial cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 799-804

  Briët, Justine M ^a   Hollema, Harry ^a   Reesink, Nathalie ^a   Aalders, Jan G ^a   Mourits, Marian J E ^a   Ten Hoor, Klaske A ^a   Pras, Elisabeth ^a   Boezen, H Marike ^a   Van Der Zee, Ate G J ^a   Nijman, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Lymphvascular space involvement; Prognostic factors; Relapse of disease

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 13844256730     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.11.033     Document Type: Article

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