Massive myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 564-567

  Vigone, Alessandro ^a,b   Giana, M ^a   Surico, D ^a   Leutner, M ^b   Surico, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ca125; Immunohistochemistry; Myxoid leiomyosarcoma; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; DOXORUBICIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; IFOSFAMIDE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MESNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P53;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MENOPAUSE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; UTERUS MYXOID LEIOMYOSARCOMA; UTERUS SARCOMA;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 18944362960     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15327.x     Document Type: Article

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