Ovarian cancer arising in endometrioid cysts: Ultrasound findings

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Testa, A C ^a   Timmerman, D ^b   Van Holsbeke, C ^c   Zannoni, G F ^a   Fransis, S ^c   Moerman, P ^b   Vellone, V ^a   Mascilini, F ^a   Licameli, A ^a   Ludovisi, M ^a   Di Legge, A ^a   Scambia, G ^a   Ferrandina, G ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

endometrioid cysts; ovarian neoplasms; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY CYST; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959753839     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8970     Document Type: Article

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