A case of primary peritoneal carcinoma diagnosed as cancer of unknown primary revealed by laparoscopic surgery
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چکیده
Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is metastatic cancer without a clinically detectable defined tumor site after an adequate diagnostic evaluation. It well recognized that CUP incidence occupies 1-5% all malignant epithelial tumors. Herein, we report case peritoneal carcinoma diagnosed as revealed by laparoscopic surgery.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1884-5746', '1884-9938']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5180/jsgoe.38.1_118