Patients with ovarian cancer usually present with advanced disease, and the disease is
generally managed with surgical resection followed by platinum-based chemotherapy …

Abstract Objective Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMNs) are a rare and heterogeneous
disease for which clinical management is challenging. We aim to review the literature …

The epithelial ovarian carcinomas, which make up more than 85% of human ovarian cancer,
arise in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). The etiology and early events in the …

BACKGROUND: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease with an estimated
incidence of 1 per million per year, and is thought to originate usually from an appendiceal …

The accepted view of ovarian carcinogenesis is that carcinoma begins in the ovary,
undergoes progressive" dedifferentiation" from a well to a poorly differentiated tumor, and …

The classification of appendiceal mucinous tumors is controversial and terminology used for
them inconsistent, particularly when they lack overtly malignant features but are associated …

Mucinous ovarian neoplasms other than cystadenomas and adenofibromas have been
classified as either borderline tumors or carcinomas for many years. Borderline tumors have …

Background. The current understanding of appendiceal epithelial tumors is based on series
composed of relatively small numbers of patients and on case reports. The aim of this study …

BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a poorly understood condition
characterized by disseminated intraperitoneal mucinous tumors, often with mucinous …

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical term for gelatinous ascites, usually secondary to an
appendiceal tumor. The pathologic classification of pseudomyxoma peritonei and its …