Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: A case report and review of literature

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 277, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-487

  Dierickx, Inge ^a   Deraedt, Karen ^a   Poppe, Willy ^a   Verguts, Jasper ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Treatment; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYXOMA; REVIEW; VULVA ANGIOMYXOMA; VULVA TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42649131323     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0561-3     Document Type: Review

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