Endometrial cancer in an adolescent: A possible manifestation of Cowden syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 2 PART 2 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 477-479

  Schmeler, Kathleen M ^a   Daniels, Molly S ^b   Brandt, Amanda C ^b   Lu, Karen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGESTROL; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COWDEN SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GERM LINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; OVARY CYST; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; ROBOTICS; TISSUE SECTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE;

EID: 68949122376     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31819dade8     Document Type: Article

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