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Does one size fit all? The updated ovarian cancer staging: Still a work in progress
Author(s) -
Duska Linda R.,
Kohn Elise C.
Publication year - 2015
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/cncr.29521
Subject(s) - medicine , serous fluid , ovarian cancer , serous carcinoma , gynecology , stage (stratigraphy) , staging system , oncology , obstetrics , cancer , radiology , pathology , paleontology , biology
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has recognized serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma as a precursor lesion for high‐grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer. Future staging systems should consider reclassifying stage based on tumor biologic behavior.
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