Management of lymph nodes in the treatment of vulvar cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-191

  Saito, Toshiaki ^a   Kato, Keiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral lymph node; Inguinal lymph node; Pelvic lymph node; Radiation; Surgery; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; ISOSULFAN BLUE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MICROMETASTASIS; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250624493     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0659-9     Document Type: Review

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