TY - JOUR
AU - Osamura, R. Yoshiyuki
AB - Acta Cytologica Cytologic Study of Ascites and the Endometrium in Ovarian Carcinoma Clinical Significance Takeshi Hirasawa, M.D., Masanori Yasuda, M.D., Toshinari Muramatsu, M.D., Hitoshi Itoh, C.T.(IAC), Takao Shinozuka, M.D., Tsunehisa Makino, M.D., Yutaka Tsutsumi, M.D., and R. Yoshiyuki Osamura, M.D., F.I.A.C. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the usefulness of endometrial clear cell, 4 cases; endometrioid, 1 case; and unclassified, cytology with ovarian cancers when examining exten- 1 case. Half the clear cell carcinomas (4/8 or 50.0%) were sion of the disease and to an- positive in the ascites and alyze significant factors asso- endometrium. The ascitic ciated with migration of volume at surgery exceeded Ovarian cancer cells are likely to be ovarian cancer cells into the 500 mL in 9/15 cases detected in endometrial cytology in uterine cavity. (60.0%). STUDY DESIGN: Cytolog- CONCLUSION: Papillae spite of the absence of metastasis to ic results on ascites and the with basement membrane the endometrium. endometrium were analyzed material in the cores may be in 87 patients with primary structurally associated with ovarian cancer in the absence migration of ovarian cancer of metastasis to the endometrium or cervicovagina. cells into the uterine cavity, especially in clear cell carci- RESULTS: Positive results for cytology were 
TI - Cytologic Study of Ascites and the Endometrium in Ovarian Carcinoma
JF - Acta Cytologica
DO - 10.1159/000332858
DA - 2011-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/karger/cytologic-study-of-ascites-and-the-endometrium-in-ovarian-carcinoma-9cy9eIUsd7
SP - 1451
EP - 1455
VL - 41
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -