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[Molecular abnormalities in epithelial ovarian tumors: present and future].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Aug 2001
Vaurs-Barrière C, Penault-Llorca F
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Its pronostic is dreadful and, in spite of numerous studies, the steps of ovarian carcinogenesis are unclear. Histologically, three sub-types of ovarian tumors (benign, borderline and invasive) are distinguished, suggesting the existence of a continuum. However, as each sub-type presents its own biologic characteristics, the hypothesis of the progression...
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