Ovarian intestinal type mucinous borderline tumors: Are we ready for a nomenclature change?

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-112

  Chiesa, Andres G ^a,b   Deavers, Michael T ^a   Veras, Emanuela ^a   Silva, Elvio G ^a   Gershenson, David ^a   Malpica, Anais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical proliferative tumor; Borderline; Intestinal type; Low malignant potential; Mucinous; Neoplasm; Ovary; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARIAN INTESTINAL TYPE MUCINOUS TUMOR; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649301236     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181bc2706     Document Type: Article

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