title: Squamous carcinoma in situ of the ovary.
abstract: We report a case of a squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the ovary in a patient previously submitted to radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for an epidermoid carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The histogenesis of epidermoid tumors of the ovary and their association with squamous malignancies of the uterine cervix are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Istituto di Scienze Biomediche, Ospedale S. Gerardo, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cappellini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perego
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery