Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary arising in atypical endometriosis: A report of eight cases

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 229-233

  Terada, Tadashi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CITY SHIMIZU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clear cell adenocarcinoma; Endometriosis; Histopathology; Overy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATYPICAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL SURFACE; CLEAR CELL ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE OVARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; OVARY CYST; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY NODULE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; STROMA; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860811013     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-1929-3     Document Type: Review

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