Ovarian actinomycosis complicated by diabetes mellitus simulating an advanced ovarian carcinoma

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Koshiyama, Masafumi ^a   Yoshida, Masumi ^a   Fujii, Haruko ^a   Nanno, Hidetaka ^a   Hayashi, Michiharu ^a   Tauchi, Kunihiko ^a   Kaji, Yasushi ^a  

^a TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Diabetes mellitus; MR imaging; Ovary; Pelvic tumor

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY TUMOR;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033227193     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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