Vaginal carcinoma in a completely prolapsed uterus. A case report

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 503-505

  Iavazzo, C ^a,b   Vorgias, G ^a   Vecchini, G ^a   Katsoulis, M ^a   Akrivos, T ^a  

^a METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Uterine prolapse; Vaginal cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA CARCINOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34249068899     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0284-2     Document Type: Article

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