A giant ovarian atypical proliferative mucinous tumor in a young adult: A rare case report and review of the literature
Due to the substantial overlap of clinicopathological characteristics with other tumors, accurate diagnosis of APMT can be difficult. Large tumor sizes may cause alarm for other pathologies such as cancer. The attending physician should be reassured with the imaging examinations, and the diagnosis is confirmed by the histopathology examination.
Authors
- Alex Mremi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-0168)
- Adnan Sadiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4582-2537)
- Godwin Silas Macheku
- Lobulu Vincent Mesarieki
- Geofrey Oscary Kayombo
- Benard Laurent Minga
Institutions
- College of African Wildlife Management (TZ)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- St. Francis Referral Hospital (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110753
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07