The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Carcinoma of the Endometrium—Results in 550 Patients with Pathologic Stage I Disease (original) (raw)

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 550 women with pathological stage I carcinoma of the endometrium who were seen between January 1984 and December 1988 was performed in order to assess the value of adjuvant radiation therapy.

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