Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma (Sternberg tumor): An unusual form of leiomyoma

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 435-438

  Menolascino Bratta, Francisco ^a   De Barriola, Victoria García ^a,b   De Gómez, Mirian Naranjo ^a   Tamayo, Jorge Garcia ^a   Suarez, José Angel ^a   Hernández Chacón, Alba Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Correos Sabana Grande ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dissecting; Leiomyoma; Uterine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE TUMOR; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; REED STERNBERG CELL; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0032981394     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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