Survival outcome of women with synchronous cancers of endometrium and ovary: A 10 year retrospective cohort study

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Lim, Yong Kuei ^a   Padma, Rama ^a   Foo, Lilian ^b   Chia, Yin Nin ^a   Yam, Philip ^a   Chia, John ^c   Khoo Tan, H S ^c   Yap, Swee Peng ^c   Yeo, Richard ^c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Ovarian cancer; Synchronous cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 84857518357     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2011.22.4.239     Document Type: Article

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