Endometriosis and cancerogenesis of the ovaries (a review)

Adamyan L.V.; Martirosyan Y.O.; Asaturova A.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/repro2018240417

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Abstract:

Endometriosis occurs in 15% of women of reproductive age. Most of the data allows us to speak about the increased risk of ovarian cancer in this group of patients. Endometriosis-associated tumors are most often represented by the endometrioid and clear-cell subtype of the cancer, the smaller proportion are seromucinous tumors. The genetic and molecular factors, underlying the malignant transformation of the endometriosis, are discussed in this review.

Keywords:

endometriosis

endometriosis-associated tumors

Authors:

Adamyan L.V.

Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Postgraduate Professional Education, A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

SPIN RSCI: 9836-2713
Scopus AuthorID: 7006372422
ResearcherID: Q-1722-2018
ORCID: 0000-0002-3253-4512

Martirosyan Y.O.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, 119991

Asaturova A.V.

V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

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