Primary gallbladder carcinoma presenting as advanced-stage ovarian cancer

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 443-445

  Sun, Hsu Dong ^a,b   Tsai, Chien Chen ^a   Hsiao, Sheng Mou ^a   Wei, Ming Chew ^a   Wang, Kuan Chin ^c   Wang, Peng Hui ^b,c,d  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLLOID CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; OMENTECTOMY; OVARY CARCINOMA; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84867141397     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2012.07.024     Document Type: Article

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