The Association between Endometriomas and Ovarian Cancer: Preventive Effect of Inhibiting Ovulation and Menstruation during Reproductive Life

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Specimens from our institution. (a) Typical endometrioma (20x EE). (b) Endometrioma with moderate atypia: initial hyperplasia and cellular atypias (40x EE). (c) Endometrioma with severe atypia: marked hyperplasia and more evident cellular atypias (20x EE). (d) Endometrioid carcinoma (40x EE).

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