Uterine leiomyosarcoma metastatic to the sphenoid sinus: A case report and review of the literature

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 701-704

  Sandruck, Julie ^a   Escobar, Pedro ^b   Lurain, John ^a   Fishman, David ^a  

^a Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Leiomyosarcoma; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PARANASAL SINUS CARCINOMA; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SPHENOID SINUS METASTASIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0842332100     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.10.043     Document Type: Article

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