Urachal adenocarcinoma metastatic to the ovaries resembling primary ovarian mucinous carcinoma: A case report with the immunohistochemical study

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Lee, Wonae ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Metastasis; Mucinous; Ovarian neoplasm; Urachus

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUMOR; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; OVARY TUMOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955163951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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