Ovarian actinomycosis mimicking malignancy

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 663-664

  Atay, Y ^a   Altintas A ^a,c   Tuncer, I ^a   Cennet, A ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Ovarian malignancy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGEON;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 29744433746     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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