Association of seedling myomas with myometrial hyperplasia

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-225

  Cramer, Stewart F ^a   Mann, Laurie ^a   Calianese, Eric ^a   Daley, James ^a   Williamson, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal; Hyperplasia; Leiomyoma; Myometrium; Seedling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; SEEDLING MYOMA; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58149129853     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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