Aborted leiomyosarcoma after treatment with leuprolide acetate

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages 664-666

  Mesia, Augusto F ^a   Williams, Freager S ^a   Yan, Zhanqing ^a   Mittal, Khush ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE RETENTION; UTERUS CANCER; UTERUS SARCOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0031679915     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00177-X     Document Type: Article

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