Endometrial carcinoma after endometrial ablation: High-risk factors predicting its occurrence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 569-572

  Valle, R E ^a   Baggish, M S ^a  

^a Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Endometrial carcinoma; Uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0031666365     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70045-6     Document Type: Article

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