Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3948220 | Gynecologic Oncology Reports | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
•This case report documents the in vivo process of malignant transformation in a patient with Cowden syndrome.•PTEN-driven oncogenesis may proceed through a stage of pre-invasive intra-epithelial neoplasm.•Our findings have important implications for preventive care and for pathologic sampling at the time of prophylactic surgery.
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Authors
Christopher B. Morse, Rochelle L. Garcia, Kristine E. Calhoun, Elizabeth M. Swisher,