Clostridium septicum myonecrosis and ovarian cancer: A case report and review of literature

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-119

  Prinssen, Helma M ^a   Hoekman, Klaas ^a   Burger, Curt W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum; Distant myonecrosis; Gas gangrene; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLON CARCINOMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LAPAROTOMY; METASTASIS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEUTROPENIA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032925545     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1998.5209     Document Type: Article

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