Adenosarcoma of the uterine cervix: positive and differential diagnosis.
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چکیده
Adenosarcoma is considered as being a variety of mixed Müllerian tumor having a small grade of malignity. Present case refers to a perimenopause patient examined for a structure of bleeding endocervical polypoid. Diagnostic evaluation performed after biopsy revealed a cervical leiomyosarcoma followed by operation. The range of occurrence is interesting, having in mind positive and differential diagnosis problems that occurred.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
دوره 48 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007