Intrauterine device - associated pelvic actinomycosis: A rare disease mimicking advanced ovarian cancer: A case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 502-503

  Kirova, Youlia M ^a   Feuilhade, F ^a   Belda Lefrère, Marie A ^a   Le Bourgeois, Jean P ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Antibiotic treatment; Ovarian carcinoma; Pseudotumoral actinomycosis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; OVARY CANCER; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030663908     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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