Resolution of Polyserositis after Removal of Appendix Mucinous Cystadenoma
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Resolution of polyserositis after removal of appendix mucinous cystadenoma.
Mucinous cystadenoma is a rare benign neoplasm and is usually discovered incidentally. Pleuritis and pericarditis, inflammation of the pleura and pericardium, may represent manifestations of autoimmune disorders especially in female subjects. We report a patient with polyserositis that was resolved after removal of the mucinous cystadenoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is a first report d...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0040-8727,1349-3329
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.235.25