Management of ovarian neoplasms of low malignant potential.
Ovarian epithelial carcinomas of low malignant potential occur at an earlier age and in an earlier stage than invasive ovarian carcinomas. A thorough knowledge of the histologic characteristics and adequate sampling are vital to making a correct diagnosis. Surgical resection alone is the treatment for Stage I disease, which accounts for 66% of all patients with this disease. Treatment of later stages is controversial, but surgical resection alone may also be adequate therapy for most patients with a more advanced stage. There is a small subpopulation of patients who die with a tumor of low malignant potential that, for poorly understood reasons, progresses.
Barnhill
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Oncology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
O'Connor
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D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate