Endometriosis and ovarian cancer

Douglas Brown; Tanja Pejović; Farr Nezhat

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139003254.015

Endometriosis and ovarian cancer

Douglas Brown, Tanja Pejović, Farr Nezhat

In: Altchek's Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders · 2013 · pp. 207–224 · doi:10.1017/cbo9781139003254.015 · W2479196973

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This paper is a chapter (Chapter 14, “Endometriosis and ovarian cancer”) within Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders, which surveys ovarian tumor pathology and related clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and management topics. At a high level, it addresses the relationship between endometriosis and the development of ovarian cancer within the broader framework of ovarian epithelial, borderline, and other tumor types and their diagnostic workup. The provided text does not include the chapter’s substantive findings or any explicit limitations, so no specific results can be extracted. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses specifically on the connection between endometriosis and ovarian cancer.

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- Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Preface - Chapter 1 The normal human ovary part I: reproductive and endocrine functions - Chapter 2 The normal human ovary part II: how steroid hormones work - Chapter 3 Gonadal dysgenesis: ovarian function and reproductive health in Turner syndrome - Chapter 4 Pathology of benign and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 5 Ovarian tumors of borderline malignancy - Chapter 6 Precursors of ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 7 Peritoneal and tubal serous carcinoma - Chapter 8 Pathology of ovarian germ cell tumors - Chapter 9 Metastatic ovarian tumors - Chapter 10 Genetic etiology of sporadic ovarian cancer - Chapter 11 Chronic anovulation and the polycystic ovary syndrome - Chapter 12 Endometriosis of the ovary - Chapter 13 New advances and new horizons in assisted reproduction - Chapter 14 Endometriosis and ovarian cancer - Chapter 15 Laparoscopic surgery of the benign ovary and new laparoscopic developments - Chapter 16 Ultrasound, MRI, CT, and PET imaging of ovarian cancer - Chapter 17 Ovarian cysts and tumors of the fetus, child, adolescent, and young adult - Chapter 18 Should the ovaries be removed during a hysterectomy? - Chapter 19 The aging ovary - Chapter 20 Menopause - Chapter 21 Clues to ovarian tumors: new concepts of symptoms, signs, syndromes, and paraneoplastic syndromes - Chapter 22 When is ovarian carcinoma discovered in stage I? - Chapter 23 Early detection of ovarian cancer - Chapter 24 Laparoscopic evaluation and management of adnexal masses and ovarian cancer - Chapter 25 Ovarian cancer: the initial laparotomy - Chapter 26 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer - Chapter 27 Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy - Chapter 28 Malignant germ cell tumors and sex cord-stromal tumors in adults and children - Chapter 29 Palliative care of ovarian cancer - Index Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2013 Book contents - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Preface - Chapter 1 The normal human ovary part I: reproductive and endocrine functions - Chapter 2 The normal human ovary part II: how steroid hormones work - Chapter 3 Gonadal dysgenesis: ovarian function and reproductive health in Turner syndrome - Chapter 4 Pathology of benign and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 5 Ovarian tumors of borderline malignancy - Chapter 6 Precursors of ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 7 Peritoneal and tubal serous carcinoma - Chapter 8 Pathology of ovarian germ cell tumors - Chapter 9 Metastatic ovarian tumors - Chapter 10 Genetic etiology of sporadic ovarian cancer - Chapter 11 Chronic anovulation and the polycystic ovary syndrome - Chapter 12 Endometriosis of the ovary - Chapter 13 New advances and new horizons in assisted reproduction - Chapter 14 Endometriosis and ovarian cancer - Chapter 15 Laparoscopic surgery of the benign ovary and new laparoscopic developments - Chapter 16 Ultrasound, MRI, CT, and PET imaging of ovarian cancer - Chapter 17 Ovarian cysts and tumors of the fetus, child, adolescent, and young adult - Chapter 18 Should the ovaries be removed during a hysterectomy? - Chapter 19 The aging ovary - Chapter 20 Menopause - Chapter 21 Clues to ovarian tumors: new concepts of symptoms, signs, syndromes, and paraneoplastic syndromes - Chapter 22 When is ovarian carcinoma discovered in stage I? - Chapter 23 Early detection of ovarian cancer - Chapter 24 Laparoscopic evaluation and management of adnexal masses and ovarian cancer - Chapter 25 Ovarian cancer: the initial laparotomy - Chapter 26 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer - Chapter 27 Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy - Chapter 28 Malignant germ cell tumors and sex cord-stromal tumors in adults and children - Chapter 29 Palliative care of ovarian cancer - Index A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. 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