Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium and laparoscopic staging: A clinicopathologic study of a case and a brief review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 838-843

  Bige, O ^a   Saatli, B ^a   Secil, M ^a   Koyuncuoglu, M ^a   Saygili, U ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Laparoscopy; Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN P16; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 47649124227     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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