Pathology of uncommon ovarian cancers

摘要

Within the group of malignant ovarian tumours, there are approximately 100 different entities that can be subdivided based on pathological features [1-3]. Many of these ovarian malignancies are uncommon. The importance to recognizing the different malignant ovarian tumours is twofold: First, many of these entities have a distinct clinical course and require specific treatment. Second, some of the more uncommon ovarian malignancies mimic the common forms of ovarian cancers, which may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.