Positron emission tomography in evaluating the feasibility of curative intent in cervical cancer patients with limited distant lymph node metastases

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-178

  Chao, Angel ^a   Ho, Kung Chu ^a   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Cheng, Hui Hsin ^a   Lin, Gigin ^a   Yen, Tzu Chen ^a   Lai, Chyong Huey ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Curative intent; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Primary staging

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 47249165558     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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