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

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...

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Published in:	BMC Women's Health
Main Authors:	Aya Ishizaka, Ayumi Taguchi, Tetsushi Tsuruga, Marie Maruyama, Akira Kawata, Yuichiro Miyamoto, Michihiro Tanikawa, Masako Ikemura, Kenbun Sone, Mayuyo Mori, Kaori Koga, Tetsuo Ushiku, Katsutoshi Oda, Yutaka Osuga
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Endometriosis Endometrial cancer Ovarian cancer Endometrioid carcinoma
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01917-5