Management of retroperitoneal lymph nodes in the treatment of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Ushijima, Kimio ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis Lymphadenectomy; Ovarian cancer; Survival benefit

Indexed keywords

CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OVARY CANCER; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250656996     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0672-z     Document Type: Review

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