Ganglioneuroma mimicking ovarian tumor: A report of a case and review of the ganglioneuromas

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-68

  Gültekin, Murat ^a   Dursun, Polat ^a,b   Salman, Coskun ^a   Özyüncü, Özgür ^a   Saglam, Arzu ^a   Küçükali, Türkan ^b   Ayhan, Ali ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ganglioneuroma; Retroperitoneal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; REVIEW; SEX ROLE;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 12944320858     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0575-9     Document Type: Review

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