Metastatic hepatoid carcinoma of ovarian origin - a case report from northern Pakistan
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چکیده
•Hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary is rapidly progressing rare epithelial ovarian tumor.•The term 'hepatoid' refers to the morphological resemblance with hepatocellular carcinoma.•Final diagnosis is made via positive staining for alpha fetoprotein along with immunohistochemistry•Combination chemotherapy can be considered superior over the targeted agents while treating this tumor.
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Corrigendum to “Metastatic hepatoid carcinoma of ovarian origin - A case report from Northern Pakistan” [Gynecol. Oncol. Rep. 21 (2017) 24–27]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.05.007.].
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