Retroperitoneal leiomyomas: A rare tumor of the pelvis

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 636-639

  Hsu, Yu Hsin ^a   Chan, Te Fu ^a   Yuan, Shyng Shiou F ^a   Wang, Sheng Lan ^a   Su, Jinu Huang ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Laparoscopy; Leiomyoma; Progesterone receptor; Retroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEIOMYOMA; PELVIS; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036957501     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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