Concomitant radiotherapy and hyperthermia for primary carcinoma of the vagina: A cohort study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-104

  Aktas, Mustafa ^a   de Jong, Diederick ^a   Nuyttens, Joost J ^a   van der Zee, Jacoba ^a   Wielheesen, Dennis H M ^a   Batman, Erdogan ^a   Burger, Curt W ^a   Ansink, Anca C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Chemotherapy; Hyperthermia; Radiotherapy; Vagina carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 34250729503     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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