Predictability of retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis by using clinicopathologic variables in surgically staged endometrial cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1342-1347

  Taskiran, C ^a,b   Yuce, K ^a   Geyik, P O ^a   Kucukali, T ^a   Ayhan, A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Lymphadenectomy; Prediction; Surgical staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOMETRIUM; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE;

EID: 33745112832     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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