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Epithelial ovarian cancer

Known as: carcinoma, ovarian epithelial, Ovarian epithelial cancer, epithelial ovarian carcinoma 
A malignant neoplasm originating from the surface ovarian epithelium. It accounts for the greatest number of deaths from malignancies of the female… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
BACKGROUND Vascular endothelial growth factor is a key promoter of angiogenesis and disease progression in epithelial ovarian… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
BACKGROUND Angiogenesis plays a role in the biology of ovarian cancer. We examined the effect of bevacizumab, the vascular… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Efforts at early detection and new therapeutic approaches to reduce… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The biology of ovarian carcinoma differs from that of hematogenously metastasizing tumors because ovarian cancer cells primarily… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
BACKGROUND Primary debulking surgery before initiation of chemotherapy has been the standard of care for patients with advanced… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
In a recent report, [Zhang et al. (2003) N. Engl. J. Med. 348, 203-213], the presence of CD3+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Regulatory T (Treg) cells mediate homeostatic peripheral tolerance by suppressing autoreactive T cells. Failure of host antitumor… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
BACKGROUND Although tumor-infiltrating T cells have been documented in ovarian carcinoma, a clear association with clinical… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 confer high risks of breast and ovarian cancer, but the average magnitude of these risks is… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The murine monoclonal antibody OC 125 reacts with an antigen (CA 125) common to most nonmucinous epithelial ovarian carcinomas…