Table 2 Prevalence and incidence of endometriosis (ENDO), ovarian cancer (OC) and endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC), according to our data and literature
Our data | Literature | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of ENDO | 10.7% | 10% | Wheeler et al. 1989 |
Prevalence of EAOC | 0.11% | 0.09% | Wheeler et al. 1989; Van Gorp et al. 2004 |
Risk of malignant transformation in ENDO | 1.63% | 0.7-4.5% | Kobayashi et al. 2009; Van Gorp et al. 2004 |
ENDO among OC cases | 14.0% | - | - |
Incidence of OC | 24.2† | 13.2 | Kobayashi et al. 2009 |