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Treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report

• Cytotoxic chemotherapy has questionable efficacy against granulosa cell tumor. • Aromatase inhibitors may provide alternative treatment for granulosa cell tumors. • Metformin may be a beneficial adjunct in treating recurrent granulosa cell tumors.

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Autores principales: Rush, Shannon K., Goff, Barbara A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29998184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.013
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spelling pubmed-60381062018-07-11 Treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report Rush, Shannon K. Goff, Barbara A. Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report • Cytotoxic chemotherapy has questionable efficacy against granulosa cell tumor. • Aromatase inhibitors may provide alternative treatment for granulosa cell tumors. • Metformin may be a beneficial adjunct in treating recurrent granulosa cell tumors. Elsevier 2018-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6038106/ /pubmed/29998184 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.013 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report
title_short Treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report
title_sort treatment of recurrent granulosa cell tumor with metformin and letrozole, a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29998184
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