Ovarian carcinoma presenting with isolated contralateral inguinal lymph node metastasis: A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 427-430

  Ang, Daphne ^a   Ng, Keng Yeen ^a   Tan, Hak Koon ^a   Chung, Alexander Y F ^a   Yew, Boon Siang ^a   Lee, Victor K M ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Inguinal lymph node metastasis; Ovarian adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; OVARY CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 34547730975     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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