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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(02): 150-152
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.82299
Abdominal and Pelvic Radiology

Imaging of serous psammomacarcinoma of ovary with subcutaneous deposits: A case report

Nagaraj Diwakar
Department of Radiology, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Ravindra B Kamble
Department of Radiology, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Jagannath Dixit
Department of Oncology, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Dashavara Sreekantaiah Gangadhara
Department of Pathology, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Roshan V Shetty
Department of Radiology, BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Serous psammomacarcinoma of ovary is a rare ovarian carcinoma. We present the imaging features of this condition in a patient with a probable metastatic subcutaneous nodule.

Keywords

Computed tomography - ovary - psammoma bodies


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30 July 2021

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