Advanced endometrial adenocarcinoma following endometrial ablation: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-165

  Klein, Z ^a   Markovitch, O ^a   Altaras, M ^a   Beyth, Y ^a   Fishman, A ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

adenocarcinoma; endometrial ablation; endometrium; hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 0030961361     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1997.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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