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The outcome of endometrial carcinoma surveillance by ultrasound scan in women at risk of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma and familial colorectal carcinoma

  1. Isis Dove-Edwin1,
  2. Dominique Boks M.D.2,
  3. Sheila Goff M.Sc.1,
  4. Gemma G. Kenter Ph.D.3,
  5. Robert Carpenter4,
  6. Hans F. A. Vasen Ph.D.3,
  7. Huw J. W. Thomas Ph.D.1,†,*

Article first published online: 15 MAR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10380

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Cancer

Volume 94, Issue 6, pages 1708–1712, 15 March 2002

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Dove-Edwin, I., Boks, D., Goff, S., Kenter, G. G., Carpenter, R., Vasen, H. F. A. and Thomas, H. J. W. (2002), The outcome of endometrial carcinoma surveillance by ultrasound scan in women at risk of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma and familial colorectal carcinoma. Cancer, 94: 1708–1712. doi: 10.1002/cncr.10380

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  1. 1

    Imperial Cancer Research Fund Family Cancer Clinic, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

  3. 3

    The Netherlands Foundation for the Detection of Hereditary Tumours: Campus Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

  4. 4

    Breast and Endocrine Unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

  1. †

    Fax: (011) +44 20 8235 4277

*Imperial Cancer Research Fund Family Cancer Clinic, St Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex UK

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 MAR 2002
  2. Article first published online: 15 MAR 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 NOV 2001
  4. Manuscript Revised: 26 NOV 2001
  5. Manuscript Received: 6 NOV 2000

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