Clear cell histology as a poor prognostic factor for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: A single institutional case series through central pathologic review

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-43

  Miyamoto, Morikazu ^a   Takano, Masashi ^a   Goto, Tomoko ^a   Kato, Masafumi ^a   Sasaki, Naoki ^a   Tsuda, Hitoshi ^b   Furuya, Kenichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clear cell adenocarcinoma; Ovarian neoplasm; Serous cystadenocarcinoma; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; IRINOTECAN; PLATINUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PREDICTION; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 84873043997     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2013.24.1.37     Document Type: Article

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