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Mutational analysis of BRAF and KRAS in ovarian serous borderline (atypical proliferative) tumours and associated peritoneal implants.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2014
Ardighieri Laura, Zeppernick Felix, Hannibal Charlotte G, Vang Russell, Cope Leslie, Junge Jette, Kjaer Susanne K, Kurman Robert J, Shih Ie-Ming
Abstract excerpt
There is debate as to whether peritoneal implants associated with serous borderline tumours/atypical proliferative serous tumours (SBT/APSTs) of the ovary are derived from the primary ovarian tumour or arise independently in the peritoneum. We analysed 57 SBT/APSTs from 45 patients with advanced-stage disease identified from a nation-wide tumour registry in Denmark. Mutational analysis for hotspots in KRAS and...
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