Patterns of stromal invasion in ovarian serous tumors of low malignant potential (borderline tumors): A reevaluation of the concept of stromal microinvasion

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1209-1221

  McKenney, Jesse K ^a,b   Balzer, Bonnie L ^a,c   Longacre, Teri A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical proliferative; Borderline tumor; Invasion; Low malignant potential; Micropapillary; Ovary; Serous; Stromal microinvasion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL AGGREGATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LINEAR SYSTEM; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; CYSTADENOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 33749011144     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213299.11649.fa     Document Type: Article

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