A perforated sigmoid colon cancer initially diagnosed as a tubo‐ovarian abscess: A teaching case

Asieh Maleki; Parvaneh Layegh; Seyedeh Hoda Seddighian; Maedeh Khosravi; Mona Ariamanesh; Mansoureh Dehghani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5982

Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2022)

A perforated sigmoid colon cancer initially diagnosed as a tubo‐ovarian abscess: A teaching case

Asieh Maleki,
Parvaneh Layegh,
Seyedeh Hoda Seddighian,
Maedeh Khosravi,
Mona Ariamanesh,
Mansoureh Dehghani

Affiliations

Asieh Maleki: Omolbanin Hospital Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
Parvaneh Layegh: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
Seyedeh Hoda Seddighian: Women's Reproductive Health Research Center Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
Maedeh Khosravi: Women's Reproductive Health Research Center Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
Mona Ariamanesh: Department of Pathology Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences Neyshabur Iran
Mansoureh Dehghani: Cancer Research Centre Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5982
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Given the wide range of differential diagnoses for adnexal masses, the key issue is the correct assessment of the initial location to rule out malignant or emergency cases. Here, we report a case of perforated sigmoid colon cancer initially diagnosed as a tubo‐ovarian abscess.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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