Mucinous carcinoma originating in the peritoneum diagnosed by an ascites cell block: a case report
Abstract Background Peritoneal carcinoma is a rare disease that is diagnosed and treated in a manner similar to ovarian cancer. In most cases, the histological type is serous carcinoma, and chemotherapy is effective. However, there are a few case reports of mucinous peritoneal carcinoma. We inferred...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02435-4 |