Dermatomyositis as presenting feature of ovarian cancer, treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and interval debulking surgery

Gynecologic Oncology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-15

  Christie, Alan ^a   McKay, Neil ^a   Nussey, Fiona ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Neo adjuvant chemotherapy; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CREATININE; PACLITAXEL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DEATH; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; JOINT STIFFNESS; LAPAROTOMY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; OMENTECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SKIN BIOPSY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84881254606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2211338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gynor.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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