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Benign Ovarian Serous Tumor

MedGen UID:
272362
•Concept ID:
C1332527
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Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Benign Ovarian Serous Neoplasm

Definition

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of neoplastic epithelium that resembles the epithelium of the fallopian tube. There is no evidence of atypia. It includes serous cystadenoma, serous adenofibroma, serous cystadenofibroma, and surface papilloma. [from NCI]

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OvaPrint-A Cell-free DNA Methylation Liquid Biopsy for the Risk Assessment of High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.
Buckley DN, Lewinger JP, Gooden G, Spillman M, Neuman M, Guo XM, Tew BY, Miller H, Khetan VU, Shulman LP, Roman L, Salhia B
Clin Cancer Res 2023 Dec 15;29(24):5196-5206. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1197. PMID: 37812492Free PMC Article
Use of asprosin and subfatin for differential diagnosis of serous ovarian tumors.
Mirzaoglu M, Yavuzkir S, Mirzaoglu C, Yurt N, Dagli AF, Ozcan Yildirim S, Sahin İ, Aydin S
Biotech Histochem 2023 Feb;98(2):140-146. Epub 2022 Oct 25 doi: 10.1080/10520295.2022.2135763. PMID: 36281766
Ovarian borderline tumors in the 2014 WHO classification: evolving concepts and diagnostic criteria.
Hauptmann S, Friedrich K, Redline R, Avril S
Virchows Arch 2017 Feb;470(2):125-142. Epub 2016 Dec 27 doi: 10.1007/s00428-016-2040-8. PMID: 28025670Free PMC Article

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