The cell of origin of ovarian epithelial tumors and the ovarian surface epithelium dogma: Does the emperor have no clothes?

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-442

  Dubeau, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; MESOTHELIUM CELL; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033053009     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1998.5275     Document Type: Editorial

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