Occurrence of endometrial cancer six years after treatment with thermal balloon ablation (Thermachoice ® ): first case report

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-220

  Le Marrec, Aurelie ^a   Lavoue, Vincent ^a   Morcel, Karine ^a   Duval, Helene ^b   Bauville, Estelle ^a   Foucher, Fabrice ^a   Leveque, Jean ^a  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LETTER; METRORRHAGIA; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL BALLOON ABLATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 77952102345     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.045     Document Type: Letter

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