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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Early stage primary ovarian mucinous carcinoma: Outcome-based clinicopathological study in comparison with serous carcinoma



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 A major concern associated with ovarian mucinous carcinoma is the fact that metastatic carcinoma is much more common than primary tumours.6 Metastatic ovarian mucinous carcinomas may originate from the colorectal region, pancreas, biliary tract, appendix, stomach, uterine cervix or other primary sites.7 The prognosis is substantially different between metastatic and primary ovarian mucinous carcinoma,7 so the differential diagnosis between these carcinomas becomes a critical issue. Under most circumstances, this distinction can be attained via a combined analysis of pathological and clinical features, but it may be problematic if the extraovarian primary carcinoma is inconspicuous. Consequently, a considerable proportion of ovarian metastatic mucinous carcinomas are misdiagnosed as primary tumours.7
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