Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: Dramatic response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 623-625

  McCluggage, W G ^a   Jamieson, T ^a   Dobbs, S P ^a   Grey, A ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSIVE ANGIOMYXOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCAR; TUMOR REGRESSION; VAGINA TUMOR; VULVOVAGINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GOSERELIN; HUMANS; MYXOMA; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 32644471713     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.09.033     Document Type: Article

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