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A patient with a noninvasive mucinous ovarian borderline tumor presenting with late pleural metastases.
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists - 1 Mar 2015
Simons Michiel, Nagtegaal Iris D, Overbeek Lucy I, Flucke Uta, Massuger Leon F, Bulten Johan
Abstract excerpt
We describe a patient diagnosed with a noninvasive intestinal-type mucinous ovarian borderline tumor presenting with pleural metastases 4 yr later. This was confirmed by an identical mutation in TP53 in both tumors. Metastases of ovarian borderline tumors outside the pelvis or abdominal cavity are extremely rare. A large epidemiologic search in the Dutch Pathology Registry that was conducted in support of this...
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