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Cellular, histologic, and molecular changes associated with endometriosis and ovarian cancer.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology - 1 Jan 2000
Siufi Neto João, Kho Rosanne M, Siufi Daniela Freitas dos Santos, Baracat Edmund Chada, Anderson Karen S, Abrão Maurício Simões
Abstract excerpt
Our understanding of the pathogenesis of endometriosis is rapidly evolving as early molecular events are increasingly identified. Endometriosis is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer and exhibits neoplastic phenotypes including invasion of stromal tissue and lymphatic spread to distant organs. This review of the literature establishes the clinical, epidemiologic, and pathologic correlation between...
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