Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , February 2008

Primary Ovarian Leiomyoma: A Rare Cause of Ovarian Tumor in Adolescence

  • Christina Wei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York
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  • Nenad Lilic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Nicholas Shorter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York
    • ,
  • Eugene Garrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Eugene Garrow, MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203

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PII: S1083-3188(07)00245-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.07.001

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , February 2008

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