Uterine sarcoma associated with tamoxifen use: Case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-203

  Martin Loeches, M ^a,c   Rius, J ^a   Orti, R M ^b  

^a Serv de Obstetricia y Ginecologia   (Spain)

^b University Hospital Clinic   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Tamoxifen; Uterine adenosarcoma; Uterine sarcoma

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; THICKNESS; UTERUS SARCOMA;

ADENOSARCOMA; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; TAMOXIFEN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037251670     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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