Diagnosis of endometrial cancer by hysteroscopy does not increase the risk for microscopic extrauterine spread in early-stage disease

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-23

  Gutman, Guy ^a   Almog, Benny ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Bar Am, Amiram ^a   Grisaru, Dan ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURETTAGE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 18744363364     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-004-0075-3     Document Type: Review

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