Results: Though limited by selection bias, the results suggest lower rates of ovarian cancer in East Africa compared to a North American population from Alberta, Canada. There was a higher proportion of sex cord stromal tumors and germ cell tumors in the East African population. Diagnostic ...
The cancer cells in ovarian stromal tumors often produce estrogen, so growth of these tumors can be inhibited by anti-estrogen medications. Types of hormone therapy medications Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists: LHRH agonists block the signals that stimulate the ovaries to produce...
Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor affecting the ovaries. It may be of the primary character when the main center is located in the ovarian tissues. It may also be of secondary character with the center in any part of the body. Carcinoma (70 percent of all malignant tumors), germ cell ...
or they may enter the bloodstream and spread to remote organs such as theliveror lungs. The presence of metastases or metastatic tumors is an ominous finding noted in the more advanced stages of cancer of the ovary.
Pictures show the symptoms, tests, and treatments for ovarian cancer, as well as what factors raise your risk for the disease.
Stromal tumors of the ovary include germ-cell tumors, sex-cord stromal tumors, and other more rare types. Metastases to the ovaries are relatively frequent; common sources are tumors in the endometrium, breast, colon, stomach, and cervix. See the image below. ...
Types of ovarian cancer are: Epithelial Tumors – These are on the surface of the ovaries. This is the most common type and accounts for 90 percent of cases. Borderline Tumors – These are "low malignancy" tumors also found on the surface of the ovaries. Because they are low malignancy, ...
Dysregulated expression of splicing factors has important roles in cancer development and progression. However, it remains a challenge to identify the cancer-specific splicing variants. Here we demonstrate that spliceosome component BUD31 is increased in
The influence of intratumoral T cells on patient outcome indi- cates the immune system may play an antitumor role in ovar- ian cancer; however spontaneous regression of tumors through immune destruction is rare. In addition to cytotoxic T cells that display antitumor characteristics, o...
Outline Highlights Abstract Graphical Abstract Keywords 1. Introduction 2. Ovarian cancer 3. Endometriosis 4. PCOS 5. Link among PCOS, endometriosis and ovarian cancer 6. Conclusion Author contributions Conflict of interest Acknowledgement References VitaeShow full outline Cited by (17) Figures (3)...