Ovarian leiomyomas: Clinicopathologic features in fifteen cases

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-68

  Doss, Barbara J ^a,b   Wanek, Sandra M ^a   Jacques, Suzanne M ^a   Qureshi, Faisal ^a   Ramirez, Nilsa C ^a   Lawrence, W Dwayne ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Ovary; Smooth muscle neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MITOSIS INDEX; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032926950     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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