The surgery of 'inguino-femoral' lymph nodes: Is it adequate or excessive?

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 841-845

  Hudson, C N ^a,b   Shulver, H ^a   Lowe, D C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groin; Lymph nodes; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VULVA CARCINOMA;

CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GROIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4544380295     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.14518.x     Document Type: Article

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