Small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: Report of three cases and literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1018-1023

  Katahira, A ^a   Akahira, J ^a   Niikura, H ^a   Ito, K ^a   Moriya, T ^a   Matsuzawa, S ^b   Makinoda, S ^b   Oda, T ^c   Fujiwara, K ^c   Yaegashi, Nobuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 4544354257     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.14545.x     Document Type: Review

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