Random peritoneal biopsies have limited value in staging of apparent early stage epithelial ovarian cancer after thorough exploration

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-89

  Powless, Cecelia A ^a   Bakkum Gamez, Jamie N ^a   Aletti, Giovanni D ^a   Cliby, William A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial ovarian cancer; Staging procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHRAGM; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMENTUM; OVARY CARCINOMA; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PERITONEUM METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249229532     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.06.037     Document Type: Article

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