The diagnostic problem of endometrial stromal sarcoma: Report on six cases

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Amant, Frédéric ^a   Moerman, Philippe ^a   Cadron, Isabelle ^a   Neven, Patrick ^a   Berteloot, Patrick ^a   Vergote, Ignace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endometrial stromal sarcoma; Hormonal treatment; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS MYOMA; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; UTERUS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038500744     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00207-5     Document Type: Article

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