Letrozole efficacy in the treatment of granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: A case report

Onkologie(Czech Republic)

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 498-500

  Kourie, Hampig R ^a   Kattan, Joseph ^a   Antoun, Joelle ^a   Sleilaty, Fadi ^a  

^a Saint Joseph Hospital Beirut   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Letrozole; Ovarian granulosa cell tumor

Indexed keywords

LETROZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84884776092     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: 14230240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354635     Document Type: Article

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