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 ResearchConceptsPrimary 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