Is bilateral lymphadenectomy for midline squamous carcinoma of the vulva always necessary? An analysis from Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) 173

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-159

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

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

ⁱ LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^k MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^l INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^q VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Lymphoscintigraphy; Radiocolloid; Sentinel node; Sentinel node mapping; Vital blue dye; Vulva cancer

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VULVA CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872840636     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.11.034     Document Type: Article

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