Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix with raised serum carcinoembryonic antigen concentration: Clinical and pathological features

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 613-614

  Shimizu, T ^a,f   Shimizu, M ^b   Kawaguchi, K ^d   Yomura, W ^a   Ihara, Y ^e   Matsumoto, T ^c  

^a Shimizu Women's Clinic   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Department of Medicine

^d Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

^e KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Appendix; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Mucinous cystadenoma; Mucocele; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030852214     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.7.613     Document Type: Article

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