Open AccessStaging with Unilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Expert Pathological Review Result in No Recurrences in a Series of 81 Intestinal-Type Mucinous Borderline Ovarian Tumors
Author(s) -
Kobe Dewilde,
Philippe Moerman,
Karin Leunen,
Frédéric Amant,
Patrick Neven,
Ignace Vergote
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
gynecologic and obstetric investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-002X
pISSN - 0378-7346
DOI - 10.1159/000478929
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , mucinous carcinoma , appendix , mucinous tumor , ovary , retrospective cohort study , ovarian tumor , not otherwise specified , radiology , surgery , gastroenterology , ovarian cancer , adenocarcinoma , cancer , pancreas , paleontology , biology
Recent studies suggest that mucinous borderline ovarian tumors (MBOTs) belong to a high-risk group that is more likely to develop an invasive recurrence. The objective is to determine these risk factors.