Leiomyosarcoma of the vagina: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 884-891

  Ahram, J ^a   Lemus, R ^a   Schiavello, H J ^a  

^a WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sarcoma; Vaginal cancer; Vaginal leiomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SALVAGE THERAPY; VAGINA CANCER;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646030287     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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