Malignant transformation of extragonadal endometriosis: A case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 563-565

  Wu, W C ^a   Hsiao, M W ^b   Ye, J C ^b   Hung, Y C ^a   Chang, W C ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometrioid adenocarcinoma; Endometriosis; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OMENTECTOMY; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350074301     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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