The role of regular physical examination in the detection of ovarian cancer recurrence

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-161

  Chan, K K L ^a   Tam, K F ^a   Tse, K Y ^a   Ngan, H Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ca 125; Follow up; Ovarian cancer recurrence; Ovarian carcinoma; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

BIOPSY; CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47349134005     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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