Hysteroscopic excision of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the uterus: A case report and brief review

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-236

  Olgan, Safak ^a   Saatli, Bahadir ^a   Okyay, R Emre ^a   Koyuncuoglu, Meral ^a   Dogan, Erbil ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALK GENE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LETTER; MENORRHAGIA; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 79960700259     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.02.016     Document Type: Letter

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