Aromatase inhibitor for treatment of a recurrent abdominal wall endometrioma in a postmenopausal woman

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1170.e1-1170.e4

  Sasson, Isaac E ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal wall endometrioma; Aromatase inhibitor; Endometioma; Endometriosis; menopause

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LETROZOLE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 69049101003     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.071     Document Type: Article

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