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Ovarian tumors - Coggle Diagram
Ovarian tumors
Clinical manifestations
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Changes in bowel habits, such as constipation.
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Pathophysiology: The ovarian surface is exposed to the peritoneal cavity. In most cases, cancer cells proliferate inward, and when thin cyst walls rupture, cancer cells spread into peritoneal cavity. Cancer cells may grow outward in papillary form, then directly expose themselves to the peritoneal cavity.
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References: Scully, R.E., 1977. Ovarian tumors. A review. The American journal of pathology, 87(3), p.686.