Undifferentiated carcinoma of the endometrium: A review

Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-138

  Silva, Elvio G ^a   Deavers, Michael T ^a   Malpica, Anais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dedifferentiated carcinoma; Endometrium; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGNOSIS; TISSUE SECTION; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 33847188140     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020601159494     Document Type: Article

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