The ability of endometrial biopsies with atypical complex hyperplasia to guide surgical management

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69.e1-69.e4

  Miller, Caela ^a   Bidus, Michael A ^b   Pulcini, Joseph P ^c   Maxwell, G Larry ^b,c   Cosin, Jonathan A ^d   Rose, G Scott ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b United States Military Cancer Institute   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical hyperplasia; endometrial cancer; endometrial hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 45649083233     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.070     Document Type: Article

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