Tamoxifen-associated polypoid endometriosis mimicking an ovarian neoplasm
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Tamoxifen-associated polypoid endometriosis mimicking an ovarian neoplasm
Tamoxifen has been widely used for adjuvant treatment of breast cancer, but several gynecological side effects have been noted, including endometrial hyperplasia, polyp and carcinoma. Polypoid endometriosis is one of the extremely rare benign complications associated with tamoxifen therapy. A 66-year-old postmenopausal woman, who had received left partial mastectomy due to breast cancer (about ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2287-8572,2287-8580
DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2015.58.4.327