Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020 Background: Ovarian brain metastases represent a very rare occurrence and without treatment, prognosis is very poor, with a median survival of one month.
Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana +8 more
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Association of endometrioid ovarian carcinoma arising from endometriosis, endometrioid endometrial carcinoma, and high-grade undifferentiated endometrial sarcoma. a case report [PDF]
, 2017 Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects women of reproductive age. Malignant transformation in endometriosis is considered to be an unusual event, only occurring in 0.7-0.1% of cases.
Caserta, D. +3 more
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Metastatic brain disease in early stage ovarian cancer: A case report
Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2020 Ovarian cancer rarely metastasizes to the brain. If it does, it is more likely to occur with advanced stage carcinomas, more than one year after diagnosis, and rarely presents as a single lesion.
Sophia Halassy +2 more
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Successful role of adjuvant radiotherapy in a rare case of tracheal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a case report [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND:: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign cancer that can express a more aggressive phenotype related to the genetic mutation of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase receptor (ALK). Involvement of trachea is extremely rare and due
Abate, Gessica +7 more
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Mimics and Pitfalls of Primary Ovarian Malignancy Imaging
Tomography, 2022 The complex anatomy and similarity of imaging features of various pathologies in the pelvis can make accurate radiology interpretation difficult. While prompt recognition of ovarian cancer remains essential, awareness of processes that mimic ovarian ...
Sherif B. Elsherif +6 more
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The potential role and application of PARP inhibitors in cancer treatment [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Since many anti-cancer agents act by inflicting DNA damage on tumour cells, there is increasing interest in the use of inhibitors of DNA repair to increase the cytotoxicity of these agents.
Chalmers, Anthony J
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The accurate staging of ovarian cancer using 3T magnetic resonance imaging - a realistic option [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether staging primary ovarian cancer using 3.0 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is comparable to surgical staging of the disease.
Booth, SJ +3 more
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EXPRESSION OF P53 PROTEIN IN NEOPLASTIC AND NON NEOPLASTIC OVARIAN LESIONS
The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Background:Ovarian cancer is one of the most common causes of gynecologic neoplasm all over the world. Objective:The objective is to shed light on the role of p53 protein and patient`s age in the pathogenesis of ovarian lesions.
Fahem M. Mahmood +2 more
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Fertility-sparing surgery in primary peritoneal serous borderline tumor: a case report
Frontiers in OncologyPrimary peritoneal serous borderline tumor (PPSBT) is a rare, low-malignant-potential neoplasm arising from the peritoneum, diagnosed only after excluding ovarian involvement. While typically discovered incidentally during surgery, it often presents with
Tingting Li +4 more
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Endometriosis: 10 keys points for MRI [PDF]
, 2015 Endometriosis is a chronic disease and a clinical problem in women of fertile age, with a high impact on quality of life, work productivity and health care management.
ANASTASI, Emanuela +9 more
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