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Mini Review Volume 11 Issue 4
Endometriosis and ovarian cancer risk
Javier de la Torre-Fernandez de Vega, Jose Luis Sánchez-Iglesias, Assumpt Perez-Benavente, Antonio Gil-Moreno, Rasheda Begum Dina, Md Zulhash Uddin, Ummul Khair Fatema
Gynaecology Oncology Unit, Hospital Vall d´Hebron, Spain
Department of Wet Process Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Bangladesh
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Bangladesh
Received: May 31, 2020 | Published: July 22, 2020
Citation: Vega JTF, Sánchez-Iglesias JL, Perez- Benavente A, et al. Endometriosis and ovarian cancer risk. Obstet Gynecol Int J. 2020;11(4):228-230. DOI: 10.15406/ogij.2020.11.00515
Abstract
Epithelial ovarian cancer presents different histological subtypes, mainly serous, mucinous, endometriod, clear cell, mixed and undifferentiated cell. Molecular genetic studies have led to a new paradigm based on a dualistic model of ovarian carcinogenesis. There is a causal association between endometriosis and specific types of ovarian carcinomas, but the magnitude of the risk is low and endometriosis is not considered a premalignant lesion. Among the endometriosis-associated ovarian tumors adenocarcinoma is the most common (Endometrioid and clear cell) (70%), sarcoma is the second most common malignancy (12%) and rare cell types 6%. The gynecologist should pay special attention to identify patients with endometriosis who may be at an increased risk for ovarian cancer.
Keywords: Epithelial ovarian cancer, Gynecologic malignancy, Endometriosis, Tumor
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