The significance of psammoma bodies that are found incidentally during endometrial biopsy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-183

  Fausett, M Bardett ^a   Zahn, Christopher M ^b   Kendall, Brian S ^c   Barth Jr , William H ^c  

^a KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endometrium; Incidental finding; Psammoma bodies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYP; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSAMMOMA BODY; TERATOMA; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0036179623     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.119631     Document Type: Article

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