Stage II Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium: Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Recurrence Patterns

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-212

  Cozad, Scott C ^a  

^a Therapeutic Radiologists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Endometrial carcinoma; External beam radiation; Stage II

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41749094470     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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