{"title":"Cancer and endometriosis: do we need to be concerned?","authors":"D C Martin","doi":"10.1055/s-2008-1068762","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The absolute risk of endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary is very small. When endometriosis is left behind at the time of hysterectomy, there may be increased risk and difficulties in hormone replacement management.</p>","PeriodicalId":79457,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in reproductive endocrinology","volume":"15 3","pages":"319-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-2008-1068762","citationCount":"22","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in reproductive endocrinology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1068762","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The absolute risk of endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary is very small. When endometriosis is left behind at the time of hysterectomy, there may be increased risk and difficulties in hormone replacement management.