The management of microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix (MIC) has been ill-defined in the past and is a persistent focus of controversy. MIC with </= 3 mm of invasion-without lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI)-can be treated conservatively. In the presence of LVSI and invasion of up to 5 mm, a hys
Management of cervical cancer in pregnancy
โ Scribed by Michael W. Method; Brian C. Brost
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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