Fallopian tube carcinoma presenting as tubo-ovarian abscess: A report of two cases with literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1131-1134

  Halperin, Reuvit ^a,b   Zehavi, S ^a,b   Gayer, G ^a,b   Herman, A ^a,b   Schneider, D ^a,b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fallopian tube carcinoma; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Tubo ovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CARBOPLATIN; CEFONICID; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIXED MULLERIAN TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS; UTERINE TUBE CARCINOMA;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALLOPIAN TUBE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED TUMOR, MULLERIAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE;

EID: 30944443211     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00177.x     Document Type: Review

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