Quality of life and sexual function after surgery in early stage vulvar cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-45

  Forner, D M ^a   Dakhil, R ^b   Lampe, B ^b  

^a SANA KLINIKUM OFFENBACH   (Germany)

^b Kaiserswerther Diakonie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clitoris conserving surgery; Quality of life; Sexual function; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEROMA; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT FORM 12; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVECTOMY; WIDE EXCISION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; AGE; CARCINOMA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; INGUINAL CANAL; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84925025243     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.10.050     Document Type: Article

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