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Ovarian dysplasia. A Study of identical twins
Author(s) -
Gusberg Saul B.,
Deligdisch Liane
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840701)54:1<1::aid-cncr2820540102>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , dysplasia , abnormality , gynecology , sex organ , epithelial ovarian cancer , ovarian cancer , obstetrics , identical twins , menopause , cancer , physiology , pathology , genetics , psychiatry , biology
The normal, identical twin sisters of patients who had been the subjects of ovarian cancer were subjected to prophylactic oophorectomy after the menopause. The finding of epithelial abnormality suggests a precancerous change similar to other genital epithelial dysplasia.