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Posterior Approach for Debridement of the Psoas Abscess
Published on: March 2, 2020
Ovarian adenocarcinoma metastasis mimicking psoas abscess on imaging: a case report
Youssef Kharbach1, Siham Rachidi Alaoui2, Abdelhak Khallouk1
1Urology Department, Mohammed VI Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 90000 Tangier, Morocco.
Abstract:
Malignant psoas syndrome (MPS) is very rare with poor prognosis, and usually occurs in patients with advanced and recurrent cancer. Authors report herein the case of a 48-year-old female with history of neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been performed before hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy and ovariectomy for ovarian adenocarcinoma. She presented 18 months posttreatment with MPS due to a psoas abscess mimicking metastasis confirmed on computed tomography guided fine needle aspiration cytology.
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