A patient presenting with a pelvic mass, elevated CA-125, and fever

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 471-472

  Straughn, J Michael ^a   Robertson, Matthew W ^a   Partridge, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CA 125 ANTIGEN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 0034040786     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5756     Document Type: Article

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