Angiosarcoma arising in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-457

  Contreras, Alejandro Luiña ^a   Malpica, Anaís ^a  

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

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Malignant transformation; Mature cystic teratoma; Ovary; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MICROSCOPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY; OVARY TERATOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SARCOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOXORUBICIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IFOSFAMIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 69749127231     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31819d4574     Document Type: Article

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