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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 1/2003

Open Access 01-12-2003 | Review

Early events in ovarian oncogenesis

Author: Dusica Cvetkovic

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology | Issue 1/2003

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Abstract

Ovarian cancer represents the most lethal of the gynecological neoplasms. The molecular and genetic events associated with early ovarian oncogenesis are still largely unknown, thus contributing to the lack of reliable biomarkers for disease detection. Since the majority of ovarian tumors are diagnosed at an advanced stage, the availability of early ovarian cancer tissue samples for molecular analyses is very limited. In this review, problems encountered in the study of early ovarian cancer are presented, along with the controversies concerning precursor lesions and stepwise progression towards ovarian malignancy. Experimental modeling in the development of ovarian cancer is also described, as well as genetic and epigenetic alterations associated with early ovarian cancer. Lastly, examples of technological advances in the study of early ovarian cancer are discussed. Hopefully, the increasing knowledge about molecular and genetic events involved in the early stages of ovarian tumorigenesis will provide the basis for management of ovarian cancer in the future.
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Metadata
Title
Early events in ovarian oncogenesis
Author
Dusica Cvetkovic
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology / Issue 1/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-1-68

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