Endodermal sinus tumor: a rare cause of calcified peritoneal implants

Calcified peritoneal implants have been attributed to various malignant and benign causes. We present an interesting case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, distension and vaginal bleeding. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed calcified peritoneal implants with a mal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lal, Anupam, Mumtaz, Hina Arif, Radhika, S., Khandelwal, Niranjan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-Med 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19602468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2009.0006
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Sumario:Calcified peritoneal implants have been attributed to various malignant and benign causes. We present an interesting case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, distension and vaginal bleeding. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed calcified peritoneal implants with a malignant ovarian mass. Histopathology showed an endodermal sinus tumor, a rare cause of calcified peritoneal carcinomatosis.

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