Clinical Presentation of Pelvic Tuberculosis Imitating Ovarian Malignancy

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Huang, Yun Ju ^a   Wei, Lin Hung ^b   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CA 125; ovarian cancer; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348852434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60051-6     Document Type: Article

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