Ovarian Cancer (oh-VAYR-ee-un KAN-ser) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Ovarian Cancer (oh-VAYR-ee-un KAN-ser)? Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary. Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that line the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).

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