A clinicopathologic study on the association of endometriosis and carcinoma of the ovary using a scoring system

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-75

  Toki, T ^a   Fujii, S ^a   Silverberg, S G ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

endometriosis; ovarian carcinoma; scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029967515     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1996.06010068.x     Document Type: Article

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