Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 28-34 , January 2007

Recurrent endometrial cancer: patterns of recurrent disease and assessment of prognosis

  • S.A. Sohaib

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.A. Sohaib, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK. Tel.: +44 20 8661 3964; fax: +44 20 8661 3506.
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  • S.L. Houghton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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  • R. Meroni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Radiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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  • A.G. Rockall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Radiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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  • P. Blake

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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  • R.H. Reznek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Radiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

Received 8 February 2006 ,Revised 9 June 2006 ,Accepted 18 June 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00301-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.06.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 28-34 , January 2007

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