Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with recurrent embolic events as manifestation of ovarian neoplasm

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Aryana, Arash ^a   Esterbrooks, Dennis J ^b   Morris, Peter C ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY CARDIAC CENTER   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis; Ovarian adenocarcinoma; Valvular vegetations

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; NONBACTERIAL THROMBOTIC ENDOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS; PELVIS ABSCESS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750495166     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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