Myxedema ascites with elevated serum CA 125 concentration

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-104

  Duarte, Daniella R ^a   Chang, Claudia V ^a   Minicucci, Marcos F ^a   Zornoff, Leonardo A M ^a   Inoue, Roberto M T ^a   Matsui, Mirna ^a   Okoshi, Marina P ^a   Azevedo, Paula S ^a   Matsubara, Luiz S ^a   Paiva, Sergio A R ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; SAAG; Tumor markers

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; THYROXINE;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYXEDEMA; MYXEDEMA ASCITES; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; BLOOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ASCITES; CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYXEDEMA; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644976833     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200602000-00020     Document Type: Article

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