Association between ovarian endometriosis and malignancy in the peri-menopausal period: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-17

  Volpi, Eugenio ^a   Peano, Elisa ^a   Ferrero, Annamaria ^a   Mosso, Luciano ^b   Daniele, Alberto ^a   Sismondi, Piero ^a  

^a CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinosarcoma; Cystic endometriosis; Ovarian cancer; Peri menopausal period

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; IFOSFAMIDE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; OVARY CYST; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 77953616761     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-008-0434-6     Document Type: Article

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