An adenocarcinoid tumour of the appendix mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 780-781

  Oge, T ^a   Zeck, W ^b   Tamussino, K ^b  

^a A ri Kadin Do um ve Çocuk Hastaliklari Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; APPENDIX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OMENTUM; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; CARCINOID TUMOR; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350089993     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443610903177086     Document Type: Article

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