Diagnostic usefulness of intraoperative ultrasonography in avoiding unnecessary para-aortic lymphadenectomy in women with endometrial carcinoma

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-863

  Ryo, Eiji ^a   Yasugi, Toshiharu ^b   Mizutani, Katsumi ^b   Kita, Tsunekazu ^a   Takeshita, Shigeki ^a   Ayabe, Takuya ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Intraoperative ultrasonography; Lymphadenectomy; Para aortic lymph node; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARA AORTIC LYMPHADENECTOMY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

EID: 82955161525     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31821a35ef     Document Type: Article

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