The role of appendectomy for mucinous ovarian neoplasms

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46.e1-46.e4

  Lin, Jennifer E ^a   Seo, Songwon ^a   Kushner, David M ^a   Rose, Stephen L ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

appendectomy; mucinous ovarian neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; WOUND COMPLICATION;

EID: 84871617343     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.10.863     Document Type: Article

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