Superficially invasive carcinoma of the vulva: Diagnosis and treatment

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 862-868

  Preti, Mario ^a,e   Rouzier, Roman ^b   Mariani, Luciano ^c   Wilkinson, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; REVIEW; STAINING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 29644442450     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000179668.14187.3a     Document Type: Review

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