Ultrasonographic criteria and tumor marker assay are good procedures for the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasia in preselected outpatients

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 707-712

  Murta, E F C ^a   Da Silva, C S ^a   Gomes, R A S ^a   Tavares Murta, B M ^a   Melo, A L K O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Doppler; Ovarian neoplasia; Tumor markers; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN SIZE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OVARY SIZE; OVARY TUMOR; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 9644254207     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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