STUDY QUESTION Is ovarian or extra-ovarian endometriosis associated with an increased
risk of ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumours (BOT)? SUMMARY ANSWER We …

Introduction The objective of this review was to evaluate the published literature on
epidemiologic risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer among women with a diagnosis of …

Background Several studies have suggested that endometriosis is associated with an
increased risk of ovarian cancer, especially for the clear-cell and endometrioid subtypes …

Importance Endometriosis has been associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer;
however, the associations between endometriosis subtypes and ovarian cancer histotypes …

The aim of the study was to reveal the prevalence of concomitant endometriosis in malignant
and borderline ovarian tumours. A retrospective analysis was performed of 530 patients with …

We conducted a meta-analysis of studies reporting on the risk of extra-ovarian malignancies
among women with endometriosis. Summary relative risk (SRR) and 95% confidence …

Background Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether
this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We …

Background Endometriosis is known to harbor characteristics substantiating its possible role
as a precursor of ovarian cancer. Objective To assess the quality of the literature regarding …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risks of gynecologic cancer according to the type of
endometriosis in women with surgically verified endometriosis. METHODS: This is a …

Although endometriosis is well recognized as a benign gynecologic condition, its
association with ovarian cancer (OVCA) has frequently been reported. Review articles on …