A case report of peritoneal tuberculosis with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma

Background: Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels. We report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multipl...

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Main Authors: Shahla Yazdani, Sadeghi Mahmod, Alijanpour Abolhasan, Mojgan Naeimi rad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-263-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1