Routine pelvic lymphadenectomy in apparently early stage endometrial cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 450-454

  Zuurendonk, L D ^a   Smit, R A ^b   Mol, B W J ^c   Feijen, H W H ^d   de Graaff, J ^a   Sykora, D ^b   de Winter, K A J ^e   vd Wurff, A ^a   Snijders, M P M L ^f   Kruitwagen, R F P M ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Lymph node excision; Lymphatic metastases; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646179648     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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