Carcinosarcoma of the uterine cervix composed of an adenoid cystic carcinoma and an homologous stromal sarcoma. A case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 292-294

  Yannacou, Nickoletta ^a   Gerolymatos, A ^a   Parissi Mathiou, P ^a   Chranioti, S ^a   Perdikis, T ^a  

^a AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Carcinosarcoma; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULTIPARA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

AGED; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; CARCINOSARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033941247     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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