Medical electron microscopy : official journal of the Clinical Electron Microscopy Society of Japan

article 2004

K-ras mutation may promote carcinogenesis of endometriosis leading to ovarian clear cell carcinoma

doi:10.1007/s00795-004-0252-5 ·PMID:15449112

Endometriosis shares some features characteristic of malignancy; however, it remains unclear whether endometriosis is a precursor to malignant disease. The objective is to determine the genetic relationship between endometriosis and ovarian…

review 2004

Malignant transformation of endometriosis: application of laser microdissection for analysis of genetic alterations according to pathological changes

doi:10.1007/s00795-003-0233-0 ·PMID:15221651

Endometriosis is considered to be a possible precancerous disease. Pathologically, we observed malignant transformation of endometriosis to clear cell carcinoma or endometriotic carcinoma of the ovary, via the step of atypical endometriosis…

review 2003

Endocervical-like mucinous borderline tumors of the ovary: clinicopathological features and electron microscopic findings

doi:10.1007/s00795-003-0221-4 ·PMID:16228656

Endocervical-like mucinous borderline tumor (EMBT) is a distinct entity of the ovary that seems to be underrecognized. It occurs with relatively high frequency in Japanese women. Compared with intestinal-type mucinous borderline tumor (IMBT…

review 2003

Histological classification of ovarian cancer

doi:10.1007/s007950300002 ·PMID:12658347

The histology of ovarian tumors exhibits a wide variety of histological features. The histological classification of ovarian tumors by the World Health Organization (WHO) is based on histogenetic principles, and this classification categori…