Abstract Objective To evaluate the clinical and prognostic significance of histologic transition from endometriosis to carcinoma in epithelial ovarian cancer and to determine whether ovarian carcinomas associated with incidental endomet…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence and oncologic impact of intraoperative cyst rupture in apparent early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer, with a focus on the role of endometriosis in modulating surgical risk and disease behaviour. …
BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation of endometriosis is rare and most commonly involves the ovary. Extraovarian transformation, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract, is exceptional, and clear cell carcinoma (CCC) arising from intesti…
Endometriosis (EMS) is a chronic gynecological condition affecting 6-10% of reproductive-age women. These lesions, albeit of benign nature, present cancer-like features, and may progress to epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) through a multiste…