Sonographic characteristics of adenofibroma of the endometrium following tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer: Two case reports

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-366

  Huang, K T ^a   Chen, C A ^a   Cheng, W F ^a   Wu, C C ^a   Jou, H J ^a   Hsieh, C Y ^a   Lin, G J ^b   Hsieh, F J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenofibroma; Color Doppler imaging; Endometrium; Tamoxifen; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOFIBROMA; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TAMOXIFEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0030140211     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07050363.x     Document Type: Article

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