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Case Report

Two cases of endometrial cancer arising from adenomyosis during aromatase inhibitors therapy after mastectomy

Toru YanaseDepartment of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata-shi, Niigata, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Akira KikuchiDepartment of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan
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Motoi SasagawaDepartment of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan
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Shigeru HonmaDepartment of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan
Pages 952-954 | Received 19 Sep 2016, Accepted 25 Feb 2017, Published online: 28 May 2017

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