Endometrial carcinoma recurring as carcinosarcoma: Report of two cases

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 203, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 677-681

  Ferrandina, G ^a,b   Zannoni, G F ^a   Martinelli, E ^a   Vellone, V ^a   Prisco, M G ^a   Scambia, G ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinosarcoma; Endometrial carcinomas; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; IFOSFAMIDE; MITOMYCIN C;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CHONDROSARCOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MIXED TUMOR; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETREATMENT; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 34548120859     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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