Small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: Report of a case and review of the literature

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-369

  Bahig, H ^a   Portelance, L ^a   Legler, C ^b   Gilbert, L ^c   Souhami, L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (Canada)

^c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, small cell; Endometrial neoplasms; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; VIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72249107960     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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