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Histopathology of Endometrial Cancer

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Therapie des Endometriumkarzinoms

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In this contribution the pathological features of endometrial adenocarcinoma that are of prognostic significance will be discussed.

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Fox, H. (1991). Histopathology of Endometrial Cancer. In: Kleine, W., Meerpohl, HG., Pfleiderer, A., Profous, C.Z. (eds) Therapie des Endometriumkarzinoms. AGO Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Onkologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76950-4_2

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