# Simple ultrasound rules to distinguish between benign and malignant adnexal masses before surgery: prospective validation by IOTA group

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/simple-ultrasound-rules-to-distinguish-between-benign-and-malignant-adnexal/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | D. Timmerman,Lieveke Ameye,D. Fischerová,E. Epstein,G. B. Melis,S. Guerriero,C. Van Holsbeke,L. Savelli,Robert Fruscio,Andrea Alberto Lissoni,A. C. Testa,Jenny Veldman,Ignace Vergote,Sabine Van Huffel,T. Bourne,L. Valentin |
| Citations | 477 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.c6839 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/341/bmj.c6839.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2089650833 |
| PMID | 21156740 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2010 |

## Paper authors

- [S. Guerriero](https://scholariq.org/researchers/s-guerriero/)
- [Ignace Vergote](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ignace-vergote/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/ovarian-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

## Paper topics

- [Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/ovarian-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Gynecological conditions and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/gynecological-conditions-and-treatments/)
- [Endometriosis Research and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/endometriosis-research-and-treatment/)

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