Prognostic significance of several histological features in intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer patients treated with curative intent using surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-113

  Narayan, K ^a,b,d   Rejeki, V ^c   Herschtal, A ^d   Bernshaw, D ^a   Quinn, M ^b   Jobling, T ^e   Allen, D ^b  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^d PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Endometrial cancer; Lymph vascular space invasion; Lymphadenectomy; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DIARRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR VOLUME; VAGINA DISEASE;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 65349129660     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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