Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva and vagina - A common problem: Misdiagnosis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-116

  Güngör, Tayfun ^a   Zengeroǧlu, Sema ^a   Kaleli, Asli ^a,c   Kuzey, Gamze Mocan ^b  

^a Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hlth E ^*  (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Misdiagnose; Vagina; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVE ANGIOMYXOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA TUMOR; VULVA TUMOR;

EID: 0345734400     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00270-7     Document Type: Article

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