Splenic involvement in ovarian cancer: Description of three cases

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 127-129

  Mastroianni, M ^a   Di Vagno, G ^a   Melilli, G A ^a   La Presa, M ^a   Digesu A ^a   Cazzolla, A ^a   Fontana, A ^a   Selvaggi, L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ovarian neoplasms; Splenectomy; Splenic neoplasms secondary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLENECTOMY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0034049745     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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