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KRAS, BRAF genotyping reveals genetic heterogeneity of ovarian borderline tumors and associated implants.
BMC cancer - 18 Oct 2013
Heublein Sabine, Grasse Katinka, Hessel Harald, Burges Alexander, Lenhard Miriam, Engel Jutta, Kirchner Thomas, Jeschke Udo, Mayr Doris
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed for a serous ovarian borderline tumor (s-BOT) typically present with an excellent clinical outcome. However there have been controversies concerning the prognostic impact of so-called implants, an extra ovarian spread occurring alongside the s-BOT in certain cases. It remains obscure whether these implants actually resemble metastasis owning the same genetic pattern as the ovarian...
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