Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian cancer can be diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction: A case report

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 961-963

  Wang, Yu Chi ^a   Lu, Jang Jih ^b   Chen, Chi Huang ^a   Peng, Yi Jen ^b   Yu, Mu Hsien ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ovarian cancer; PCR; Peritoneal tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction; TB

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OVARY CANCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 20444448788     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.01.052     Document Type: Article

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