Recent advances in endometriosis with emphasis on pathogenesis, molecular pathology, and neoplastic transformation

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 316-320

  Wells, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrioid adenocarcinoma; Endometriosis; Molecular pathology; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ESTROGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANGIOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 4644237062     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000139636.94352.89     Document Type: Review

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