Hysteroscopic appearance of malignant and benign endometrial lesions: A case-control study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Zola, Fábio E ^a   Nogueira, Antonio A ^a   De Andrade, Jurandyr M ^a   Dos Reis, Francisco J Candido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Endometrial polyp; Hysteroscopy; Morphologic appearance; Vascular aspect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; ENDOSCOPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYPS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33751300466     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0221-4     Document Type: Article

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