Clear cell ovarian carcinoma following long-term tamoxifen use

Breast Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-135

  Jennings, T Scott ^a,b   Haddad, Mary E ^a   Smith, Timothy M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Oncology/Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Endometriosis; Ovarian cancer; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LONG TERM CARE; OVARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032949366     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1999.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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