Adenocarcinoma arising in adenomyosis: Report of an unusual case

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-408

  Couto, Daniela ^a   Mota, Fernando ^a   Silva, Teresa ^a   De Oliveira, Carlos ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Endometrial adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM;

EID: 1642546296     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00025b.x     Document Type: Article

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