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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Ovarian Intestinal Type Mucinous Borderline Tumors: Are We Ready for a Nomenclature Change?



"At a National Cancer Institute-sponsored workshop it was proposed that the borderline category of ovarian intestinal-type mucinous tumors (OInMTs) could be eliminated if the apparent benign behavior of these tumors could be confirmed.....Caution dictates retaining the current nomenclature to ensure the follow-up of patients affected by this disease until uncertainty regarding the extent of sampling needed to exclude the presence of carcinoma is resolved."

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