Relationship between endometriosis and ovarian cancer

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 553-555

  Erzen M ^a   Kovacic J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0032429727     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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