Positive peritoneal cytology in early-stage endometrial cancer does not influence prognosis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 720-724

  Tebeu, P M ^a,b   Popowski, Y ^c   Verkooijen, H M ^d   Bouchardy, C ^d   Ludicke, F ^a   Usel, M ^d   Major, A L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Yaounde University Hospitals   (Cameroon)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d GENEVA CANCER REGISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Peritoneal cytology; Prognosis; Stage; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEROSA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 4344667890     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602035     Document Type: Article

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