Lymph node density as a surrogate marker for positive lymph nodes

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-222

  Van Gorp, T ^a   Kruse, A J ^a   Slangen, B F ^a   Kruitwagen, R F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78650873804     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606000     Document Type: Letter

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