Preoperative diagnosis of 221 consecutive ovarian masses: Scoring system and expert evaluation

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-489

  Romagnolo, C ^a   Trivella, G ^a   Bonacina, M ^a   Fornale M ^a   Maggino, T ^b   Ferrazzi, E ^c  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Mirano Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphological scoring system; Ovarian neoplasm; Serum markers; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TERATOMA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 33751172907     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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