Superficial endometriosis of the uterine cervix: A report of 20 cases of a process that may be confused with endocervical glandular dysplasia or adenocarcinoma in situ

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 198-205

  Baker, Patricia M ^a,c,d   Clement, Philip B ^b   Bell, Debra A ^a   Young, Robert H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma in situ; Atypical glandular cells; Cervix; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0033029305     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199907000-00002     Document Type: Article

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