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