Endometrial cancer with concomitant endometriosis is highly associated with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Aya Ishizaka (Author), Ayumi Taguchi (Author), Tetsushi Tsuruga (Author), Marie Maruyama (Author), Akira Kawata (Author), Yuichiro Miyamoto (Author), Michihiro Tanikawa (Author), Masako Ikemura (Author), Kenbun Sone (Author), Mayuyo Mori (Author), Kaori Koga (Author), Tetsuo Ushiku (Author), Katsutoshi Oda (Author), Yutaka Osuga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Endometriosis is assumed to be involved in ovarian cancer development, which is called endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC). Uterine endometrial cells may be the cell of origin of EAOC. Accumulated carcinogenic changes in the uterine endometrial cells may increase the r...