Primary or Secondary? Genotyping Confirmation of an Ovarian Primary Carcinoid Tumor
Dotto J, Mezzetti T, Hui P. Primary or Secondary? Genotyping Confirmation of an Ovarian Primary Carcinoid Tumor. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2008, 27: 33-36. PMID: 18156971, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0b13e318053df4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoid TumorDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedObesityOvarian NeoplasmsPolymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPrimary carcinoid tumorCarcinoid tumorsGerm cell originCell originInsular carcinoid tumorPure histological typePrimary ovarian tumorsSignificant diagnostic challengeExtraovarian tumorMetastatic carcinoidLymphovascular invasionHistological typeOvarian tumorsMetastatic tumorsClinical managementDiagnostic challengeTeratomatous componentsGastrointestinal tractTumorsAdditional studiesDNA genotypingCarcinoidsPrognosisTractWomen