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Adenosarcoma of the uterine cervix – a novel case report and review of the literature

Oliwia Maciejewska
1
,
Milosz Wilczynski
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,
Hanna Romanowicz
3
,
Andrzej Malinowski
1

  1. Department of Surgical and Endoscopic Gynaecology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
  2. Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynaecology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
  3. Department of Pathology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
Menopause Rev 2025; 24(4)
Online publish date: 2025/12/20
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