Among patients with cancer of the uterine adnexa in the 3 Danish Radium Centres, 38 were found to have tubal cancer. The diagnosis is di5cult; the most important factor in early recognition is to bear in mind the possibility of tubal cancer when dealing with patients in the high-incidence age group.
Cervicovaginal smears in the diagnosis of asymptomatic primary fallopian tube carcinoma
β Scribed by T. Pusiol; F. Piscioli; L. Morelli; A. M. Parolari; S. Licci
- Book ID
- 108706488
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0956-5507
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