Asymptomatic giant-cell (temporal) arteritis involving the bilateral adnexa: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-355

  Onuma, Kazuya ^a   Chu, Charleen T ^b   Dabbs, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallopian tube; Female genital tract; Giant cell arteritis; Ovary

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; BRENNER TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OVARY; OVARY CYST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TEMPORAL ARTERY; UTERINE TUBE;

ADNEXA UTERI; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN CYSTS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 34250799776     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000250152.31130.23     Document Type: Article

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