Does oncologic specialization influence outcomes following surgery in early stage adenocarcinoma of the endometrium?

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 730-735

  MacDonald, O Kenneth ^a   Sause, William T ^b   Lee, R Jeffery ^b   Dodson, Mark K ^a   Zempolich, Karen ^a   Gaffney, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Gynecologic oncologist; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28044432096     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.07.111     Document Type: Article

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