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Ovarian carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1648335
Concept ID:
C4721610
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer, Epithelial Ovarian; Cancer, Ovarian Epithelial; Carcinoma, Epithelial Ovarian; Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial; Epithelial Cancer, Ovarian; Epithelial Carcinoma, Ovarian; Epithelial Ovarian Cancer; Epithelial Ovarian Cancers; Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma; Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas; Ovarian Cancer, Epithelial; Ovarian Carcinoma, Epithelial; Ovarian Epithelial Cancer; Ovarian Epithelial Cancers; Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma; Ovarian Epithelial Carcinomas
 
HPO: HP:0025318
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005140

Definition

A malignant neoplasm originating from the surface ovarian epithelium. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Ovarian carcinoma

Conditions with this feature

Gorlin syndrome
MedGen UID:
2554
Concept ID:
C0004779
Neoplastic Process
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by the development of multiple jaw keratocysts, frequently beginning in the second decade of life, and/or basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) usually from the third decade onward. Approximately 60% of individuals have a recognizable appearance with macrocephaly, frontal bossing, coarse facial features, and facial milia. Most individuals have skeletal anomalies (e.g., bifid ribs, wedge-shaped vertebrae). Ectopic calcification, particularly in the falx, is present in more than 90% of affected individuals by age 20 years. Cardiac and ovarian fibromas occur in approximately 2% and 20% of individuals respectively. Approximately 5% of all children with NBCCS develop medulloblastoma (primitive neuroectodermal tumor), generally the desmoplastic subtype. The risk of developing medulloblastoma is substantially higher in individuals with an SUFU pathogenic variant (33%) than in those with a PTCH1 pathogenic variant (<2%). Peak incidence is at age one to two years. Life expectancy in NBCCS is not significantly different from average.
Cerebelloparenchymal Disorder VI
MedGen UID:
331813
Concept ID:
C1834711
Disease or Syndrome
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3
MedGen UID:
462009
Concept ID:
C3150659
Finding
Any hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the RAD51C gene.
Fanconi anemia, complementation group S
MedGen UID:
1632414
Concept ID:
C4554406
Disease or Syndrome
Fanconi anemia (FA) is characterized by physical abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and increased risk for malignancy. Physical abnormalities, present in approximately 75% of affected individuals, include one or more of the following: short stature, abnormal skin pigmentation, skeletal malformations of the upper and/or lower limbs, microcephaly, and ophthalmic and genitourinary tract anomalies. Progressive bone marrow failure with pancytopenia typically presents in the first decade, often initially with thrombocytopenia or leukopenia. The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia is 13% by age 50 years. Solid tumors – particularly of the head and neck, skin, and genitourinary tract – are more common in individuals with FA.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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