Comparison of symptoms and presentation of women with benign, low malignant potential and invasive ovarian tumors

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 376-380

  Olsen, C M ^a,b,d   Cnossen, J ^c   Green, A C ^a   Webb, P M ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Ovarian neoplasm; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MENOPAUSE; OVARY TUMOR; PAINFUL BREATHING; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 35148844756     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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