Desmoid tumours with familial adenomatous polyposis in pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-308

  Mulik, Varsha ^a   Griffiths, Anthony N ^a,b   Beattie, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Mariss House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESMOID TUMOR; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038715932     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310000105902     Document Type: Article

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