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Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine mistaken as a primary ovarian cancer

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A case of primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine metastazing to the ovary is described. The patient was erroneously thought to suffer from a primary ovarian malignancy. To avoid unnessessary surgery, severe gastrointestinal symptoms in a patient thought to have an ovarian cancer should warn the surgeon against a possible gastrointestinal cancer.

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  1. Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Herning Central Hospital, DK-7400 Herning, Denmark e-mail: kjeldlr@dadlnet.dk, , , , , , DK

    D. M. Andresen & K. L. Rasmussen

  2. Department of Surgery, Herninng Central Hospital, Herning, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    F. H. Pedersen

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  1. D. M. Andresen
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Received: 30 October 2000 / Accepted: 30 October 2000

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Andresen, D., Pedersen, F. & Rasmussen, K. Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine mistaken as a primary ovarian cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet 265, 214–215 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004040000155

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