Precursor lesions of ovarian epithelial malignancy

Histopathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-95

  Feeley, K M ^a   Wells, M ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline tumours; Endometriosis; Ovarian cancer precursors; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MESOTHELIUM; METAPLASIA; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CANCER; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0035123775     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2001.01042.x     Document Type: Review

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