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1
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How are malignant serous carcinomas typed?

A

Either low grade or high grade

2
Q

Which type of cancers have a strong association with endometriosis of the ovary?

A

Clear cell and endometriod

3
Q

This type of tumour is composed of transitional type epithelium. Usually benign. (Borderline and malignant variants rare)

A

Brenner tumour

4
Q

Most common malignant primitive germ cell tumour

A

Dysgerminoma

-almost exclusively women and children (mean age 22)

5
Q

If ovarian tumours are small and bilateral what should you consider?

A

These may well be mets from a distant site (stomach, breast, colon, pancreas)

6
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Tricky thing about mucinous ovarian tumours?

A

If they’re bilateral and everywhere then you don’t really know if they are ovarian or from the GI tract (i.e. primary in GI tract)