Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: A report of three cases

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-47

  Ala Andrade, Liliana ^a,b   Torresan, Renato Z ^b   Fs Sales Jr , José ^b   Vicentini, Regina ^b   De Souza, Gustavo A ^b  

^a Department of Pathology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intravenous leiomyomatosis; Uterine tumor

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; DESMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN VEIN; UTERUS MYOMA; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0031833406     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02904695     Document Type: Article

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