Epithelial Ovarian Cancer ( Forms in the tissue covering the ovary)
- serous
- mucinous
- clear cell
- undifferentiated
- mixed epithelial
- endometrioid
Germ Cell Ovarian Cancer ( forms in the egg cells of the ovary)
- teratoma
- dysgerminoma
- yolk sac tumor
- embryomal
- choriocarcinoma
Sex Cord Stromal(forms in the sex cord/ ovarian follicles)
- granulosa cell
- Sertoli-Leydig
Source:John Hopkins Pathology (http://ovariancancer.jhmi.edu/home.cfm). The site offers excellent description of each of these different types and subtypes.
It is important that if you are diagnosed with ovarian cancer you know the type . The type of cancer you have may influence the treatment you have.
More on treatment tomorrow.
Dee
Every Day is a Blessing!
1 comment:
Much like I'd never considered there were different types of breast cancer (until I knew better), I've not considered these types of ovarian cancer. But then more and more the discussion is turning to personalized medicine, which means targeting a person's specific cancer - regardless of its classification. It makes me hopeful to think one day they'll be able to understand cancer inside and out, and blast it away accordingly.
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