Is the assumed natural history of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia III based on enough evidence? A systematic review of 3322 published patients

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 645-651

  Van Seters, Manon ^a,b   Van Beurden, Marc ^b,c   De Craen, Anton J M ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Natural history; Progression; Systematic review; Treatment outcome; VIN III

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAEPITHELIAL VULVA NEOPLASIA TYPE III; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVA TUMOR; VULVECTOMY;

EID: 18144381041     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.02.012     Document Type: Review

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