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Clonal analysis favours a monoclonal origin for serous borderline tumours with peritoneal implants.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2006
Sieben N L, Roemen G M J M, Oosting J, Fleuren G J, van Engeland M, Prat J
Abstract excerpt
Serous borderline tumours (SBTs) of the ovary were originally classified as such because the vast majority behave in a remarkably indolent manner, even in the presence of widespread tumour deposits, termed implants, and/or lymph node involvement. The pathogenesis of the implants is currently unknown. Two major hypotheses have been proposed: the first favours a monoclonal origin, arguing that the peritoneal...
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