Difference between revisions of "Serous carcinoma of the ovary"

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 *Most common malignant ovarian tumour in the eldery.
 *Poor prognosis.
+*May be associated with a ''BRCA1 gene'' or ''BRACA2 gene'' mutation.<ref name=pmid23707676>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Demsky | first1 = R. | last2 = McCuaig | first2 = J. | last3 = Maganti | first3 = M. | last4 = Murphy | first4 = KJ. | last5 = Rosen | first5 = B. | last6 = Armel | first6 = SR. | title = Keeping it simple: genetics referrals for all invasive serous ovarian cancers. | journal = Gynecol Oncol | volume = 130 | issue = 2 | pages = 329-33 | month = Aug | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.05.003 | PMID = 23707676 }}</ref>
 Precursors lesions:
 *[[Serous borderline tumour]]s for low-grade serious carcinoma.
 *[[Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma]] (STIC)<ref name=pmid23240669>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Vang | first1 = R. | last2 = Shih | first2 = IeM. | last3 = Kurman | first3 = RJ. | title = Fallopian tube precursors of ovarian low- and high-grade serous neoplasms. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 62 | issue = 1 | pages = 44-58 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1111/his.12046 | PMID = 23240669 }}</ref> for high-grade serous carcinoma.
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