Sarcoma post-embolization for presumed uterine fibroids

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 244-247

  Buzaglo, Karen ^a   Bruchim, Ilan ^a   Lau, Susie K ^a   Ferenczy, Alex ^a,b   Tulandi, Togas ^a   Gotlieb, Walter H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Histology; MRI; Myoma; Sarcoma; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COURSE EVALUATION; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SARCOMA;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL;

EID: 37349067383     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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