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| Atypical Proliferating Epithelial Neoplasm (Borderline Tumors) | ||
| Etiology •unknown | ||
| Pathogenesis • Unknown. • May derive from surface epithelium of ovary or from endometriotic implants , | ||
| Epidemiology • Increases with increasing age • Upward trend in incidence • 15% of all ovarian epithelial neoplasia | ||
| General Gross Description • The serous and mucinous neoplasms are both cystic and often multicystic. • Papillations may be identified grosly. • Endometrioid and clear cell types are exceedingly rare. •Examples: | ||
| General Microscopic Description • Neoplastic cells do not invade the ovarian stroma in these neoplasms. • Mucinous and serous tumors show epithelial stratification, mitotic activity and nuclear atypism also occur. • Serous neoplasms also show the formation of epithelial papillae. •Examples: | ||
| References • Harlow BL,Epidemiology of borderline ovarian tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst 78(1), 71-74 (1987) • Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 1067. This link will directly take you to the relevant new literature Atypical Proliferating Epithelial Neoplasm (Borderline Tumors)
| Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T87000M84701)[256]
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