Maaya Ono, Mayu Fukuda, Koji Yamanoi, Masumi Sunada, Sachiko Kitamura, Mana Taki, Akihito Horie, Ken Yamaguchi, Junzo Hamanishi, Masaki Mandai
OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is associated with various symptoms, but their severity varies from case to case. In this study, we investigated the reality of symptoms presented by patients with clinically early-stage endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) and explored the relationship between symptoms and laboratory/imaging findings, pathological findings, and prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective case-control study of patients who received initial surgical treatment and were diagnosed with clinically early-stage EAOC, including ovarian endometrioid carcinoma (OEC), ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC), and seromucinous borderline tumor (SMBT)...
March 4, 2024: Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology