Metastatic low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma of clitoris: Report of a case

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 290-293

  Androulaki, A ^a   Papathomas, T G ^a,b   Alexandrou, P ^a   Lazaris, A C ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Clitoris; Low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLITORIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MESENCHYMOMA; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; VULVA;

CLITORIS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846827282     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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