Age dependent association of endometrial polyps with increased risk of cancer involvement

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Hileeto, Denise ^a   Fadare, Oluwole ^a   Martel, Maritza ^a   Zheng, Wenxin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOSARCOMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; SEROSA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13844266441     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-3-8     Document Type: Article

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