Frequency and distribution of lymph node metastases in epithelial ovarian cancer: Significance of serous histology

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-250

  Haller, Herman ^a   Mamula, Ozren ^a   Krasevic, Maja ^b   Rupcic, Stanislav ^a   Fischer, Brncic Alemka ^a   Eminovic, Senija ^b   Manestar, Miljenko ^a   Perovic, Danko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastases; Ovarian cancer; Serous histology

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CELL STRUCTURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY VEIN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY CANCER; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROUS CELL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79956119120     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31820575db     Document Type: Article

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