Atypical mucinous metaplasia and intraepithelial neoplasia of the female genital tract - A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1147-1150

  Anjarwalla, S ^a   Rollason, T P ^b   Rooney, N ^a   Hirschowitz, L ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Hyperplasia; M llerian epithelium; Mucinous metaplasia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DYSPLASIA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; METAPLASIA; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE TUBE; VAGINA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPLASIA;

EID: 34548680541     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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