Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 68-70 , March 2007

Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix Associated with Adenocarcinoma

  • Ma-Lee Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cherng-Jye Jeng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Cherng-Jye Jeng, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Hung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jenta Shen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
    • ,
  • Su-Chee Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chii-Ruey Tzeng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60111-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60111-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 68-70 , March 2007

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