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Krukenberg tumor presenting as back pain and a positive urine pregnancy test: a case report and literature review

A Krukenberg tumor is a rare and potentially deadly cause of elevated serum β-hCG as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome. This study aims to describe the unusual case of a 36-year-old woman that presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with back pain and a positive urine pregnancy test. Assessment r...

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Autores principales: Moghazy, Dalia, Al-Hendy, Omar, Al-Hendy, Ayman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-2215-7-36