Fertility-saving surgery for low-grade uterine leiomyosarcoma with subsequent pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-161

  Salman, M C ^a   Guler, O T ^a   Kucukali, T ^a   Karaman, N ^a   Ayhan, A ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conservative surgery; Fertility saving surgery; Low grade leiomyosarcoma; Uterine leiomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; UTERUS SARCOMA;

EID: 34447274242     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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