Endometrial cancer with concomitant endometriosis is highly associated with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Endometrial cancer with concomitant endometriosis is highly associated with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Endometriosis is assumed to be involved in ovarian cancer development, which is called endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC). Uterine endometrial cells may be the cell of origin of EAOC. Accumulated carcinogenic changes in the uterine endometrial cells may increase the r...

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Main Authors: Aya Ishizaka, Ayumi Taguchi, Tetsushi Tsuruga, Marie Maruyama, Akira Kawata, Yuichiro Miyamoto, Michihiro Tanikawa, Masako Ikemura, Kenbun Sone, Mayuyo Mori, Kaori Koga, Tetsuo Ushiku, Katsutoshi Oda, Yutaka Osuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Endometriosis
Endometrial cancer
Ovarian cancer
Endometrioid carcinoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01917-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01917-5

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