Intravenous leiomyomatosis with atypical histologic features: A case report

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-87

  Lam, P M ^a   Lo, K W K ^a   Yu, M M Y ^a   Lau, T K ^a   Cheung, T H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atypical histology; GnRH agonist; Intravenous leiomyomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAVENOUS LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; VEIN GRAFT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037217432     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13008.x     Document Type: Article

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