Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: Link with new fertilisation methods?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 139, Issue 29-30, 2009, Pages 436-

  Robert Ebadi, Helia ^a   Terraz, Sylvain ^a   Mach, Nicolas ^a   Dubuisson, Jean Bernard ^a   Kalangos, Afksendiyos ^a   Bounameaux, Henri ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ILIAC VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

EID: 68049086904     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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