The vascular portion of the cardinal ligament: surgical significance during radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191.e1-191.e7

  Hoffman, Mitchel S ^a   Williams, Vonetta ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Gunasekaran, Sivaselvi ^a   Sayer, Robyn A ^a   Hakam, Ardeshir ^a   Roberts, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical cancer; parametrium; radical hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER STAGING; CARDINAL LIGAMENT; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS;

EID: 47949121898     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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