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Peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma, a phenotypic variant of familial ovarian cancer: implications for ovarian cancer screening.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Apr 1999
Karlan B Y, Baldwin R L, Lopez-Luevanos E, Raffel L J, Barbuto D, Narod S, Platt L D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to report the cancers arising during a familial ovarian cancer screening program and investigate the tumor's clonality and association with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. STUDY DESIGN: Program participants with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer or peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma were identified and their demographic characteristics, ultrasonographic findings, CA 125 results, operative...
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