Management of complex pelvic masses using a multivariate index assay: A decision analysis

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 364-368

  Kim, Kenneth H ^a   Zsebik, Gretchen N ^a   Straughn, J Michael ^a   Landen, Charles N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Multivariate index assay; Ovarian cancer; Pelvic mass

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; PREALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOASSAY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE INDEX ASSAY; OMENTECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864398307     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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