Article
[Borderline tumors of the ovary].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 30 Sept 2000
Tropé C G, Baekelandt M, Bjørge T, Abeler V, Kaern J
Abstract excerpt
Only within the last decade we have begun to fully appreciate the natural history and biologic behaviour of borderline tumours in the ovaries. In contradiction to invasive epithelial tumours, most borderline tumours are confined to the ovary(ies) (stage I). Because the prognosis of stage I serous borderline tumours is excellent, with five-year survival rates of almost 100%, some experts are advocating that this...
Topics
- Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Mutation
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Ploidies
- Prognosis
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Survival Rate