Borderline ovarian tumours are abnormal cells that form in the tissue covering the ovary. They are not cancer and are usually cured with surgery. Around 15 out of 100 ovarian tumours (15%) are ...

About six weeks after her symptoms began, she insisted on an ultrasound and was eventually diagnosed with Stage 3 borderline ovarian tumors, a type of pre-cancerous mass. “It’s ...

That’s called a low malignant potential (LMP) tumor, or borderline epithelial ovarian cancer. It’s less life-threatening than other epithelial cancer, because it doesn’t grow as fast and ...

Some women in the Netherland study did more often get a type of ovarian cancer called borderline ovarian tumors. But researchers say those probably happen because of other reasons. Fertility ...

They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, borderline, or malignant. An ovarian cystic neoplasm isn’t the same as ...

A California woman is revealing what it took for doctors to determine she has ovarian cancer ... had a mass that doctors said was a "borderline tumor," it was removed along with her ovary.

A new study explains the genetic underpinnings of a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer – and offers a potential ...

Borderline ovarian tumors are "low malignant potential" tumors that are not completely benign, according to the University of Chicago Medicine. It can only be diagnosed by microscopic assessment ...

Those last plans quickly changed when she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called borderline ovarian cancer or BOT. It took weeks for her to get the right diagnosis. The symptoms mimic ...

Results showed that 6,490 women were diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer and 2,990 with borderline ovarian tumors during a median follow-up time of 26 years. Overall, the study authors found ...

While she felt concerned about the growth and the potential loss of her fertility, doctors told her it was a “borderline ... another tumor, and she was then diagnosed with ovarian cancer.