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A case of a borderline mucinous tumor of the ovary with sarcoma-like mural nodules producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

  • T.C. Park1
  • H.N. Lee1
  • O.R. Shin2
  • K.H. Lee1,*,

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

2Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo201205526 Vol.33,Issue 5,September 2012 pp.526-527

Published: 10 September 2012

*Corresponding Author(s): K.H. Lee E-mail: hohoho@catholic.ac.kr

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Abstract

Borderline ovarian tumor with sarcoma-like mural nodule is rare. Malignant mural nodules usually occur in the wall of an atypical proliferative mucinous tumor or a mucinous carcinoma. The authors report one case of unfavorably progressive borderline tumor of the ovary with sarcoma-like mural nodule that produced granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).

Keywords

Borderline ovarian tumor; Mural nodule; Granulocyte colony stimulating factor

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T.C. Park,H.N. Lee,O.R. Shin,K.H. Lee. A case of a borderline mucinous tumor of the ovary with sarcoma-like mural nodules producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2012. 33(5);526-527.

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