Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva: A gynecologic oncology group study

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 3786-3791

  Levenback, Charles F ^a   Ali, Shamshad ^b   Coleman, Robert L ^a   Gold, Michael A ^d   Fowler, Jeffrey M ^e   Judson, Patricia L ^f   Bell, Maria C ^h   De Geest, Koen ⁱ   Spirtos, Nick M ^j   Potkul, Ronald K ^k   Leitao, Mario M ^c   Bakkum Gamez, Jamie N ^g   Rossi, Emma C ^l   Lentz, Samuel S ^m   Burke II, James J ^o   Van Le, Linda ⁿ   Trimble, Cornelia L ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h Sanford University   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^j Women's Cancer Center of Nevada   (United States)

^k LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^o MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME; VULVA CARCINOMA;

EID: 84869213258     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.41.2528     Document Type: Article

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