Meigs' syndrome in a young woman with a normal serum CA-125 level

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 587-591

  Shiau, Chii Shinn ^a   Chang, Ming Yang ^a   Hsieh, Ching Chang ^a   Hsieh, T'sang T'ang ^a   Chiang, Chi Hsin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CA 125; Meigs' syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEIGS SYNDROME; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 26944432317     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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