Laparoscopic splenectomy for isolated parenchymal splenic metastasis of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1933-1935

  Otrock, Z K ^a   Seoud, M A ^a   Khalifeh, M J ^a   Makarem, J A ^a   Shamseddine, A I ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Ovarian cancer; Solitary; Splenectomy; Splenic metastasis

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; METASTASIS; OVARY CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SPLEEN; SPLEEN CANCER; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC METASTASIS; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749133447     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00662.x     Document Type: Review

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