Undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1316-1321

  Altrabulsi, Basel ^a   Malpica, Anais ^b   Deavers, Michael T ^b   Bodurka, Diane C ^b   Broaddus, Russell ^b   Silva, Elvio G ^b,c  

^a Baylor University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrioid carcinoma; Endometrium; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; PEROXIDASE; TUMOR MARKER;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 25444526373     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000171003.72352.9a     Document Type: Review

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