A diagnostic approach to smooth muscle tumours of the uterus

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-30

  Hendrickson, M R ^a   Kempson, R L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Leiomyoma; Leiomyomatosis; Leiomyosarcoma; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MITOSIS; MYOMETRIUM; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 0033923746     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cdip.2000.0011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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