Retrorectal epidermoid cyst with unusually elevated serum SCC level, initially diagnosed as an ovarian tumor

Retrorectal epidermoid cyst with unusually elevated serum SCC level, initially diagnosed as an ovarian tumor

Retrorectal epidermoid cyst is one of the developmental cysts which arise from remnants of embryonic tissues. We report a rare case of retrorectal epidermoid cyst, initially diagnosed as an ovarian tumor. Serum SCC value as tumor marker was elevated to the high level. Laparoscopy revealed ovaries, u...

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Main Authors: Noriyuki Inaba, Kazumi Tada, Ichio Fukasawa, Nobuaki Kosaka, Akiko Shoda, Keiichi Kubota, Hitoshi Nagata, Takahiro Fujimori, Shigeki Tomita, Masaru Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-12-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Developmental cysts
Retrorectal epidermoid cyst
SCC-antigen
Serum SCC
Ovarian tumor
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/758

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