Concurrent ovarian-type primary peritoneal adenocarcinoma and peritoneal choriocarcinoma. A case report and review of the literature

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 697-700

  Pentheroudakis, G ^a,c   White, J ^a   Davis, J ^b   Brown, I ^a   Vasey, P ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Choriocarcinoma; Primary peritoneal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PERITONEAL CHORIOCARCINOMA; PERITONEUM CANCER; PRIMARY PERITONEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 0842332124     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.10.049     Document Type: Article

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