Hydropic degenerating leiomyoma presenting as pseudo-Meigs syndrome with elevated CA 125

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages 648-649

  Dunn Jr , James S ^a   Anderson, Cameron D ^a   Method, Michael W ^a   Brost, Brian C ^a  

^a KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPS; LEIOMYOMA; OVARY CARCINOMA; PELVIS TUMOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 0031657049     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00130-6     Document Type: Article

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