Endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman without previous hormonal therapy: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Manero, Manuel García ^a   Royo, Pedro ^b   Olartecoechea, Begõa ^a   Alczar, Juan Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 73849141527     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-135     Document Type: Article

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