Metastasizing uterine leiomyoma. A case with cardiac and pulmonary metastasis

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 622-629

  Takemura, G ^a   Takatsu, Yoshiki ^a   Kaitani, K ^a   Ono, M ^a   Ando, F ^a   Tanada, S ^a   Niwa, H ^a   Tankawa, H ^a   Fujiwara, T ^b   Yamabe, H ^c  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumor; Metastasizing leiomyoma; Pulmonary tumor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 9544251393     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(96)80116-6     Document Type: Article

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