title: Squamous carcinoma of the ovary.
abstract: Squamous ovarian cancer (SOC) represents a (very) rare subtype of ovarian cancer. The lack of evidence on which to base management presents significant challenges. The small number of patients prohibits randomised studies to establish level 1 evidence, and no non-randomised studies or prospective series have been reported. Here, we present a review of the available literature on squamous ovarian cancer and explore some lessons learnt from squamous cancers originating from other primary sites to see if these can be applied to SOC.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK, patricia.roxburgh@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roxburgh
authors.forename: Rosalind
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glasspool
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D016019:Survival Analysis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology