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Histopathology, FIGO stage, and BRCA mutation status of ovarian cancers from the Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry.
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists - 1 Jan 2004
Werness Bruce A, Ramus Susan J, DiCioccio Richard A, Whittemore Alice S, Garlinghouse-Jones Kim, Oakley-Girvan Ingrid, Tsukada Yoshiaki, Harrington Patricia, Gayther Simon A, Ponder Bruce A J, Piver M Steven
Abstract excerpt
Studies of the histopathology of ovarian cancer arising in patients with germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have shown inconsistent findings. We analyzed the large number of tumors from women enrolled in the Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry for correlations between histopathology and BRCA mutation status. Histopathology slides and reports were reviewed for histology, grade, and stage for cancers of...
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