Groin lymphadenectomy with preservation of femoral fascia: Total inguinofemoral node dissection for treatment of vulvar carcinoma

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1268-1276

  Micheletti, Leonardo ^a   Bogliatto, Fabrizio ^a   Massobrio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VULVA CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; GROIN; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27744559531     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7745-9     Document Type: Article

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