FIGO Proposal for Staging Cancer of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube and ...
FIGO Proposal for Staging Cancer of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube and ...
FIGO Proposal for Staging Cancer of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube and ...
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Ovarian Carcinomas involving Lymph Nodes• Less than 10% <strong>of</strong> ovarian carcinomas have extended beyond <strong>the</strong> pelvis wi<strong>the</strong>xclusively Retroperitoneal Lymph Node involvement• Literature evidence indicates that <strong>the</strong>se cases have better prognosis thantumors with abdominal peritoneal involvement• Low-grade serous carcinomas may arise in lymph nodes fromendosalpingiosis• Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se cases probably represent separate primary low-gradeserous carcinomas arising in lymph nodes from endosalpingiosiswhich explains <strong>the</strong>ir favorable prognosis
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