A Case of Tamoxifen-Associated Rapid Growing and Multiple Endometrial Polyps
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Lee, Hee-Jun
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Hoon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Ku, Seung-Yup (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Han, Won-Shik (Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Seok-Hyun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Choi, Young-Min (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Jung-Gu (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Moon, Shin-Yong (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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