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Secondary amenorrhoea associated with an isolated elevated serum leuteinising hormone: An unusual presentation of a granulosa cell tumour

M. Datta Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. A. Winter-Roach Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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C. Fitzgerald Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
Pages 830-832 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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