Borderline Epithelial Tumors of the Ovary
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Borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) were first described in 1929 by Taylor, which, due to the characteristics of the tumor, called it “semi malignant” or “borderline” [1]; subsequently, this group of tumors of the ovary were classified in 1973 by the World Health Organization as “low malignant potential ovarian tumor” [2] and, finally, in 2003 WHO separates them from carcinomas and call them borderline tumors. [3]
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تاریخ انتشار 2013