Retroperitoneal leiomyomatosis: A case report

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1222-1225

  Dursun, Polat ^a   Salman, M C ^a   Taskiran, C ^a   Yuce K ^a   Ayhan, A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Retroperitoneal leiomyomatosis; Retroperitoneal mass

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROURETER; LABORATORY TEST; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 30944463778     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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