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Role of Fallopian Tubes in the Development of Ovarian Cancer.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology - 1 Feb 2017
Corzo Camila, Iniesta Maria D, Patrono Maria Guadalupe, Lu Karen H, Ramirez Pedro T
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy and the fifth cause of cancer death in women in the United States. The most common and lethal histologic subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer is high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC), which generally presents at an advanced stage. HGSC may be associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Historically, HGSC was believed to originate from the...
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