Recent developments in vulvovaginal pathology

Histopathology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-173

  McCluggage, W G ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mesenchymal lesions; Vagina; Vulva

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

BLASTOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; FIBROMA; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HEMANGIOMYXOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPERFICIAL CERVICOVAGINAL MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; VAGINA ADENOCARCINOMA; VAGINA CANCER; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VULVA CANCER; VULVA FIBROMA; VULVAL EDEMA; VULVAL SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; VULVOVAGINAL DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; VAGINAL DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 58649089614     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03098.x     Document Type: Review

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