Presence of endometrial adenocarcinoma in situ in complex atypical endometrial hyperplasia is associated with increased incidence of endometrial carcinoma in subsequent hysterectomy

Modern Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Mittal, Khush ^a,d   Sebenik, Matjaz ^b   Irwin, Cybil ^c   Yan, Zhijije ^b   Popiolek, Dorota ^a   Curtin, John ^a   Palazzo, Juan ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Broward Medical Center   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NY School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial adenocarcinoma in situ; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 58149166819     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.138     Document Type: Article

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