Why do women with double primary carcinoma of the endometrium and ovary have a favorable prognosis?

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 344-351

  Van Altena, Anne M ^a   Geels, Yvette P ^a   Bulten, Johan ^b   Kiemeney, Lambertus A L M ^a,c,d   De Hullu, Joanne A ^a   Massuger, Leon F A G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Biostatistics and Health Technology Assessment   (Netherlands)

^d Integraal Kankercentrum Oost   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Multiple primary neoplasms; Ovarian carcinoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SECOND CANCER; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; NETHERLANDS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862274432     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: 15387151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31823ef951     Document Type: Article

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