Lymphvascular space involvement compromises the survival of patients with stage I endometrial cancer: Results of a multicenter study

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 644-647

  Gemer, O ^a   Ben Arie, A ^b   Levy, T ^c   Gdalevich, M ^d   Lorian, M ^a   Barak, F ^e   Anteby, E ^a   Lavie, O ^f  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d District Health Office   (Israel)

^e Oncology Institute   (Israel)

^f CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Lymphvascular space involvement; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248566806     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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