Open AccessMigration of Talc From the Perineum to Multiple Pelvic Organ Sites
Author(s) -
Sandra McDonald,
Yuwei Fan,
William R. Welch,
Daniel W. Cramer,
John J. Godleski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1943-7722
pISSN - 0002-9173
DOI - 10.1093/ajcp/aqz080
Subject(s) - talc , perineum , medicine , cervix , gynecology , surgery , cancer , biology , paleontology
Genital talc use is associated with increased risk for ovarian carcinoma in epidemiologic studies. Finding talc in pelvic tissues in women with ovarian carcinoma who have used talc is important in documenting exposure and assessing talc's biologic potential, but tissue-based morphology studies have been rarely reported.