The role of sonographic examination in the follow-up of gynecological neoplasms

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 696-703

  Testa, Antonia C ^a   Fruscella, Erika ^a   Ludovisi, Manuela ^a   De Vincenzo, Rosa ^a   Malaggese, Marinella ^a   Corrado, Giacomo ^a   Basso, Danila ^a   Scambia, Giovanni ^b   Ferrandina, Gabriella ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gynecologic recurrences; Transvaginal sonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CANCER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROLOGY;

EID: 28044451751     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.07.116     Document Type: Article

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