Epithelial ovarian cancer
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| Epithelial ovarian cancer | |
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| Term | Epithelial ovarian cancer |
| Short definition | epithelial ovarian cancer (eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul oh-VAYR-ee-un KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissue that covers the ovary (one of two female reproductive glands where eggs are formed). Most ovarian cancers are epithelial ovarian cancers. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
epithelial ovarian cancer - (pronounced) (eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul oh-VAYR-ee-un KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissue that covers the ovary (one of two female reproductive glands where eggs are formed). Most ovarian cancers are epithelial ovarian cancers. Fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer are similar to epithelial ovarian cancer and are staged and treated in the same way. Also called ovarian cell carcinoma
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Epithelial ovarian cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Epithelial ovarian cancer
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