Pregnancy after excision of a yolk sac tumour of the ovary followed by chemotherapy
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Pregnancy after excision of a yolk sac tumour of the ovary followed by chemotherapy.
Case report A 26-year old woman presented with a 2-day history of severe abdominal pain, distension, breathlessness and fever. Clinical examination revealed a large tender abdominal mass arising from the pelvis. She was previously treated for subfertility with three consecutive cycles of clomiphene citrate. An ultrasound scan of the abdomen showed a large solid ovarian mass with a few cystic ar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v49i4.1927