Table 1 Process of ovarian carcinogenesis
From: Predictive factors of endometriosis progression into ovarian cancer
Initial structure | Biological process | Final structure |
|---|---|---|
OSE | Mutation + incorporation into CIC | CIC |
OSE | Metaplasia + incorporation into CIC | Müllerian CIC |
Ectopic müllerian epithelium | Transport to the ovary | Müllerian CIC |
Endosalpingiosis | Transport to the ovary | Serous borderline ovarian tumor |
Fallopian tube epithelium | Transport to the ovary | Müllerian CIC |
STIC | Local progression | Primary fallopian tube carcinoma |
STIC | Transport to the ovary | HGSOC |
PTH | Transport to the ovary | LGSOC |
Endometriosis | Retrograde reflux | EOC, CCOC |