The link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer clinical implications

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 623-628

  Nezhat, Farr Reza ^a   Pejovic, Tanja ^b   Reis, Fernando M ^c   Guo, Sun Wei ^d  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical implications; Endometriosis; Ovarian carcinoma subtype

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

CARCINOGENESIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALPINGECTOMY; COMPLICATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84900412386     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000100     Document Type: Review

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