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Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, an Unusual Recurrence: A Case Report

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    Aswathy G. Nath, Sambasivan Suchetha & Prabhakaran nair Rema

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    Jayapalan Sivarenjith & Elizabeth Reshmi John

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    Rari P. Mony

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Aswathy G Nath is an Senior Resident, Division of Gynaecological Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Suchetha S is an Additional Professor, Division of Gynaecological Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Rema P is an Additional Professor, Division of Gynaecological Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Sivaranjith J is an Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Elizabeth Reshmi John is an Division of Gynaecological Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Rari P Mony is an Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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Nath, A.G., Suchetha, S., Rema, P. et al. Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, an Unusual Recurrence: A Case Report. J Obstet Gynecol India 71, 448–451 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01442-9

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