Systematic pelvic and aortic lymphadenectomy in intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer: Lymph-node mapping and identification of predictive factors for lymph-node status

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-203

  Fotopoulou, Christina ^a   Savvatis, Konstantinos ^a   Kraetschell, Robert ^a   Schefold, Joerg C ^a   Lichtenegger, Werner ^a   Sehouli, Jalid ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Inferior mesenteric artery; Para aortic lymphadenectomy; Pelvic lymphadenectomy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77549088480     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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