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Evidence for monoclonal expansion of epithelial cells in ovarian endometrial cysts.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 1997
Jimbo H, Hitomi Y, Yoshikawa H, Yano T, Momoeda M, Sakamoto A, Tsutsumi O, Taketani Y, Esumi H
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Ovarian endometrial cysts, one of the typical manifestations of endometriosis, are generated by the retention of cyclic hemorrhages and are classified as tumor-like lesions rather than neoplasms. Clonality analysis provides important information about the histogenesis and progression of neoplastic diseases. As it is generally accepted that most neoplasms are monoclonal in origin, however, the clonality of...
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