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Which One Is the Primary?

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Abstract

Metastasis to inguinal lymph node occurs in stage IV cases of ovarian cancer. In this report, we describe a case where a large metastatic inguinal lymph node was the primary disease site in a case of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer.

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  1. National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India

    Sarita Kumari

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, Panchkula, 134107, Haryana, India

    Rudrika Chandra

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Kumari, S., Chandra, R. Which One Is the Primary?. Indian J Surg 86, 244–245 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-023-03825-w

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