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Endometrial metastases in breast cancer: a rare event

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  1. Kayseri Education and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic, Kayseri, Turkey

    Arzu Aksahin

  2. Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey

    Dilsen Colak

  3. Kayseri Education and Research Hospital Pathology Clinic, Kayseri, Turkey

    Mustafa Gureli

  4. Kayseri Education and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Kayseri, Turkey

    Fatma Aykas

  5. Acibadem Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic, Kayseri, Turkey

    Hasan Mutlu

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Aksahin, A., Colak, D., Gureli, M. et al. Endometrial metastases in breast cancer: a rare event. Arch Gynecol Obstet 287, 1273–1275 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2651-5

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