The PATHOGENESIS.
Love patterns? Ovarian pathogenesis goes by patterns of spread ;
- Local spread: intraperitoneally
- Peritoneal carcinosis: intraperitoneal spread after rupture of the ovarian capsule
- Lymphatic metastasis: para-aortic lymph nodes, in rare cases retrograde invasion of inguinal or femonal lymph nodes
- Hematogenous metastasis: liver, lung CNS, in rare cases bone involvement
Molecular abnormalities identified in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.
- Mutation in the p53 protooncogene, B-raf, K-ras, PTEN or 8-catenin
- Amplification of HER2
- Over expression of HER2
- Expression of angiogenic cytokines such as vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)
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