Lymphadenectomy influences the utilization of adjuvant radiation treatment for endometrial cancer

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 562.e1-562.e9

  Sharma, Charu ^a   Deutsch, Israel ^a,b   Lewin, Sharyn N ^a,b   Burke, William M ^a,b   Qiao, Yaming ^a   Sun, Xuming ^a   Chao, Clifford K ^a,b   Herzog, Thomas J ^a,b   Wright, Jason D ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial cancer; lymph node dissection; lymphadenectomy; radiation; uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 81855176025     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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