Cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, and peritoneum

FIGO's staging classification for cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, and peritoneum: abridged republication

ments have challenged traditional concepts in ovarian cancer. First, it was recognized that ovarian cancer is not a homogeneous disease, but rather a group of diseases-each with different morphology and biological behavior. Approximately 90% of ovarian cancers are carcinomas (malignant epithelial tumors) and, based on histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular genetic analysis, at leas...

Staging classification for cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, and peritoneum.

Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer diagnosis amongwomenworldwide, and thefifthmost common cancer diagnosis among women in higher-resource regions [1]. The world rate is estimated to be 6.3 per 100 000 women, and is highest in highresource countries (9.3 per 100 000 women) [1]. Primary peritoneal cancer and primary fallopian tube cancer are rare malignancies but share many similari...

Tumours of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube, and Broad Ligament

Few men are more competent to write a work on ovarian pathology than Mr. Doran. Enjoying nnrivalled opportunities at the Samaritan Free Hospital, and making the most of these, he has succeeded in bringing together for examination and study an abundance of material whereon to work out a scientific pathology. His work is ambitious, and justly so. It is evident enough that no one hitherto has aggr...

Fallopian tube cancer

Staging classification for cancer of the ovary and the fallopian tube should include in situ carcinoma

To the editor: We read with interest the almost identical articles on staging classification for ovarian and fallopian tube cancer that were published in several journals [1-8]. What is missing in the staging classification is the in situ carcinoma or Tis for ovary and fallopian tube. Cancer staging is important and necessary for explaining epidemiologic changes, defining the disease at present...