title: Peritoneal carcinomatosis mimicking a peritoneal tuberculosis.
abstract: Symptoms of a peritoneal progression from ovarian cancer are nonspecific such as abdominal pain, abdominal distention and more. Many imaging studies and serum CA-125 help diagnosis. However, it is difficult to exclude the instances of the diffuse peritoneal diseases that mimic carcinomatosis. The elevated CA-125 level usually correlates with the peritoneal carcimatosis, but it is often found in other peritoneal diseases. Therefore, the pathologic confirmation is necessary because of other mimicking diseases. In our case, CA-125 levels were elevated. Abdominal computed tomography finding was suspected a peritoneal tuberculosis but the pathologic result was the peritoneal carcimatosis, eventually.
authors: Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Eun Young
authors: EY
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Yun Jung
authors: YJ
authors: Hur
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Yoon Jung
authors: YJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyo Sang
authors: HS
authors: Han
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jae Hong
authors: JH
authors: Sang
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Young Sun
authors: YS
authors: Kim
keywords: Peritoneal carcinomatosis; Peritoneal tuberculosis
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