Unravelling the ovarian endometrioma pathogenesis: "The long and winding road" across the various theories

Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 62-67

  Viganò, Paola ^a   Vanni, Valeria S ^b   Corti, Laura ^a   Garavaglia, Elisabetta ^a   Tandoi, Iacopo ^a   Pagliardini, Luca ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^c   Candiani, Massimo ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Endometrioma; Invagination; Metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

CORPUS LUTEUM; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFLAMMATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METAPLASIA; OVULATION INHIBITION; PERITONEUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STROMA;

EID: 84879964138     PISSN: 22840265     EISSN: 22840273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/je.5000156     Document Type: Review

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