Genetic diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei originating from mucinous borderline tumor inside an ovarian teratoma

• Main Authors: Ayumi Taguchi (Author), Hirofumi Rokutan (Author), Katsutoshi Oda (Author), Michihiro Tanikawa (Author), Saki Tanimoto (Author), Kenbun Sone (Author), Mayuyo Mori (Author), Tetsushi Tsuruga (Author), Shinji Kohsaka (Author), Kenji Tatsuno (Author), Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku (Author), Kiyoshi Miyagawa (Author), Hiroyuki Mano (Author), Hiroyuki Aburatani (Author), Tetsuo Ushiku (Author), Yutaka Osuga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare disease condition mainly caused by primary mucinous tumors from the appendix and rarely from the ovary, such as when mucinous ovarian tumors arise from within a teratoma. Molecular analyses of pseudomyxoma from the appendix showed that KRAS and GN...