Obstetric outcomes of pregnancy after conservative treatment of endometrial cancer: Case series and literature review

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-66

  Chao, An Shine ^a,b   Chao, Angel ^a,b   Wang, Chin Jung ^a,b   Lai, Chyong Huey ^a,b   Wang, Hsin Shih ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Conservative treatment; Endometrial cancer; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCEPTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79953789682     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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