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Molecular pathogenesis and extraovarian origin of epithelial ovarian cancer--shifting the paradigm.
Human pathology - 1 Jul 2011
Kurman Robert J, Shih Ie-Ming
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Recent morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic studies have led to the development of a new paradigm for the pathogenesis and origin of epithelial ovarian cancer based on a dualistic model of carcinogenesis that divides epithelial ovarian cancer into 2 broad categories designated types I and II. Type I tumors comprise low-grade serous, low-grade endometrioid, clear cell and mucinous carcinomas,...
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