Decidualized ovarian endometriosis in pregnancy: A challenging diagnostic entity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1818-1824

  Barbieri, Maurizio ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Oneda, Silvia ^a,b   Ossola, Manuela Wally ^a   Acaia, Barbara ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Malignancy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 67651095934     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep089     Document Type: Article

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