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→Mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary: tweak
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Requires extensive sampling - to avoid missing an adenocarcinoma. | *Requires extensive sampling - to avoid missing an adenocarcinoma. | ||
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*The WHO prefers ''borderline'' over ''low malignant potential'' as the descriptor for these tumours.<ref name=pmid16100867>{{Cite journal | last1 = Acs | first1 = G. | title = Serous and mucinous borderline (low malignant potential) tumors of the ovary. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 123 Suppl | issue = | pages = S13-57 | month = Jun | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 16100867 }}</ref> | |||
====Classification==== | ====Classification==== | ||
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# Intestinal type mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary ~ 90% of cases. | # Intestinal type mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary ~ 90% of cases. | ||
# Endocervical type mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary ~ 10% of cases.<ref name=Ref_GP419>{{Ref GP|419}}</ref> | # Endocervical type mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary ~ 10% of cases.<ref name=Ref_GP419>{{Ref GP|419}}</ref> | ||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||