Primary ovarian leiomyoma associated with endometriotic cyst presenting with symptoms of acute appendicitis: A case report

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Tomas, Davor ^a,b   Leniček, Tanja ^a   Tučkar, Neven ^a   Puljiz, Zvonimir ^a   Ledinsky, Mario ^a   Krušlin, Bžoo ^a,b  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

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EID: 68949173464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-4-25     Document Type: Article

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