Differential diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of lymph node metastases according to the tumor size in early-stage cervical cancer patients

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 841-846

  Hong, Kil Sun ^a   Ju, Woong ^b   Choi, Hyuck Jae ^a   Kim, Jeong Kon ^a   Kim, Mi Hyun ^a   Cho, Kyuong Sik ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tumor size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956793207     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181db5140     Document Type: Article

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