Should Cut-Off Values of the Risk of Malignancy Index be Changed for Evaluation of Adnexal Masses in Asian and Pacific Populations? |
Yavuzcan, Ali
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine)
Caglar, Mete (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine) Ozgu, Emre (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital) Ustun, Yusuf (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine) Dilbaz, Serdar (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine) Ozdemir, Ismail (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicana International Istanbul Hospital) Yildiz, Elif (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine) Gungor, Tayfun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital) Kumru, Selahattin (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine) |
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