Clinicopathological features of unusual vascular lesions of the pelvis, retroperitoneum and colon in females: A report of five cases and review of the literature

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-255

  Kairi Vassilatou, E ^a   Grasa, D ^a   Kontogianni Katsarou, K ^a   Smyrniotis, V ^a   Hasiakos, D ^a   Kondi Pafiti Agatha, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Colon; Hemangiomatosis; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Pelvis; Retroperitoneum; Vascular lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MYXOMA; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; VASCULAR LESION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NEOPLASMS, VASCULAR TISSUE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745473993     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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