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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Main Authors: Sachiko Nagao, Motoki Matsuura, Masato Tamate, Shintaro Sugita, Tsuyoshi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02435-4