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Endometrial carcinoma in a young woman

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We present an unusual case of endometrial carcinoma which developed in a 22-year-old woman shortly after pregnancy.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

    F. Wong

  2. Department of Morbid Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

    M. Chan & J. Lee

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Wong, F., Chan, M. & Lee, J. Endometrial carcinoma in a young woman. Arch Gynecol Obstet 243, 119–121 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932979

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