Evidence for the multifocal origin of bilateral and advanced human serous borderline ovarian tumors.

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Evidence for the multifocal origin of bilateral and advanced human serous borderline ovarian tumors.

Cancer research - 1 Jun 1998

Lu K H, Bell D A, Welch W R, Berkowitz R S, Mok S C

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Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs), or ovarian tumors of low malignant potential, represent a distinct category of epithelial ovarian neoplasms that have a clinically more favorable outcome than invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Histologically, BOTs and invasive ovarian carcinomas both show cellu...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Dosage Compensation, Genetic
Female
Humans
Loss of Heterozygosity
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms, Second Primary
Ovarian Neoplasms
Ovary
Receptors, Androgen
X Chromosome

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