Primary peritoneal carcinoma can have multifocal origins: implications for prophylactic oophorectomy

J Natl Cancer Inst. 1998 Jun 3;90(11):797-9. doi: 10.1093/jnci/90.11.797.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • BRCA2 Protein
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Clone Cells / pathology
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / genetics
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / prevention & control
  • DNA, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Dosage Compensation, Genetic
  • Female
  • Genes, BRCA1
  • Genetic Markers
  • Humans
  • Loss of Heterozygosity
  • Mullerian Ducts
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Ovariectomy*
  • Ovary / embryology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / genetics
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Peritoneum / embryology
  • Peritoneum / pathology*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics

Substances

  • BRCA2 Protein
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • Genetic Markers
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Transcription Factors