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Diagnosis: Types of Tumors

Epithelial Cancers
Carcinoma - cystic and solid or solid neoplasm with evidence of stromal invasion by the malignant epithelial elements. Epithelial ovarian carcinoma are classified as:

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Histologic Subtype

Frequency (%)

Serous

30-70

Mucinous

5-20

Endometrioid

10-20

Clear cell

3-10

Undifferentiated

1

Transitional cell (Brenner)

rare

Squamous cell caricinoma

rare

Mixed epithelial carcinomas

rare

Carcinosarcoma (malignant mixed mesodermal tumor)

rare


  
     
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