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Case Report

Endometrial cancer with bone marrow metastases: a management dilemma

Bt GuzhaDivision of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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T AdamsDivision of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
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L RogersDivision of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
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N MbataniDivision of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
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H-t WuSouth African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa;Division of Anatomical Pathology, Groote Schuur Hospital and the National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa
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N FakieSouth African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Radiation Oncology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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J OpieDivision of Haematology Pathology, Groote Schuur Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service and UCT, Cape Town, South Africa
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La DennyDivision of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
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Pages 22-24 | Received 02 Oct 2017, Accepted 17 Oct 2017, Published online: 05 Nov 2017

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