Abnormalities detected on transvaginal ultrasonography in tamoxifen- treated postmenopausal breast cancer patients may represent endometrial cystic atrophy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1145-1150

  McGonigle, K F ^a   Shaw, S L ^a   Vasilev, S A ^a   Odom Maryon, T ^a   Roy, S ^a   Simpson, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cystic atrophy; Endometrial histopathology; Tamoxifen; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PATIENT CODING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031746719     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70315-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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