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. 2021 Mar 18;10(3):677. doi: 10.3390/cells10030677

Table 1.

Similar features of endometriosis and ovarian cancer [2,5,75,76,77,78,79].

Characteristic Endometriosis Ovarian Cancer
Uncontrolled growth
Ability to invade other tissues
Proliferation via blood and lymphatic vessels
Neoangiogenesis
Lower ability to undergo apoptosis
Local inflammation
Increased volume of peritoneal fluid
Presence of LOH (loss of heterozygosity)
Mutation in genes TP53, KRAS, PTEN, PIK3CA, and ARID1A
High risk of return of the disease
Oral contraceptive pills—lower risk of development of the disease
Fallopian tube ligation—lower risk of development of the disease
Hysterectomy—lower risk of development of the disease
Multiple pregnancies—lower risk of development of the disease