Mucinous tumors of the appendix presenting as primary tumors of the ovary. Report of two cases

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-115

  Liapis, A ^a,b   Michailidis, E ^a   Bakas, P ^a   Kondi Pafiti, A ^a   Creatasas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Appendix; Mucinous tumors; Peritoneal pseudomyxoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PERITONEUM PSEUDOMYXOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0842306962     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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