Concomitant Endometrial and Pancreatic Cancers
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Concomitant endometrial and pancreatic cancers.
65-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of postmenopausal bleeding. Her past medical history was significant for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and a remote history of pulmonary embolism, and her surgical history was significant for a thyroidectomy for benign disease and a hip replacement. On physical examination, she was found to have a mass protruding through the cervix. Biopsy rev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2010.11928611