Idiopathic uterine granulomas: Report of a series with morphological similarities to idiopathic ovarian cortical granulomas

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-246

  Kelly, Paul ^a   McCluggage, W Glenn ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervix; Granulomatous inflammation; Myometrium; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC OVARIAN CORTICAL GRANULOMA; IDIOPATHIC UTERINE GRANULOMA; MORPHOLOGY; MYOMETRIUM; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER; VASCULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVIX UTERI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33747203527     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000189241.03780.f8     Document Type: Article

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