Prognostic factors associated with local recurrence in squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-248

  Iacoponi, Sara ^a   Zapardiel, Ignacio ^a   Diestro, Maria Dolores ^a   Hernandez, Alicia ^a   De Santiago, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Margin distance; Prognostic factors; Recurrence rate; Vulvar carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTANT METASTASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STROMAL INVASION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUMOR INVASION; VULVA CANCER; VULVA SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 84880753213     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2013.24.3.242     Document Type: Article

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