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focused on finding molecular or genetic markers that may triage this morphologically difficult group in order to achieve the goal of early detection and early management of ovarian cancers.
Ascites fluid, especially large amount of bloody fluid, is often asso­ciated with ovarian malignancy, most frequently metastatic ovarian papillary serous carcinoma in elderly patients (Fig. 12). Serous papil­lary tissue fragments with borderline nuclear features can also be seen in ascites fluid when borderline papillary tumor involves the surface of the ovary. This kind of atypical cell groups can be confused with reactive/hyperplastic mesothelial cells. In such uncertain situation, immunocytochemical studies with markers such as calretinin, Ca 125, CEA, etc. may be helpful. Malignant acites is often cellular and the sample can be spun down to make cell block (Fig. 13) that can be used for immunocytochemical or molecular studies.
Peritoneal washings are generally associated with gynecological cancer/tumor surgery for the purpose of staging. While positivity for malignant cells is often consistent with metastatic carcinoma, mechanical
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Fig. 12 A three-dimensional cluster of malignant cells with marked nuclear pleo­morphism and clear cytoplasm. This is an example of metastatic ovarian serous pap­illary carcinoma to the peritoneal fluid. Pap stained ThinPrep slide, original magnification 100×.
seeding can also be seen in less advanced cases. Mechanical seeding refers to (1) rupture of an ovarian tumor (which should be avoided during surgery) and (2) transportation of endometrial tumor cells through the fallopian tubes. In these situations, it is recommended to the cytopathologist to correlate the case with the corresponding sur­gical pathology. For example, atypical cells in peritoneal washing seen in a patient with superficially invasive endometrial carcinoma as well as free floating tumor cells in the fallopian tube should not be signed out as positive; if an ovarian tumor was ruptured during surgery, cytopathologist should be informed or at least a note should be put on the requisition form. It is also important not to overtreat a patient since some side effects of chemotherapy and/or radiation can be dev­astating to the patient.
Although efforts have been made over the years in attempts for early detection of ovarian cancer, the results are disappointing so far. Annual surveillance, by trans-vaginal ultrasound scanning and serum Ca 125 measurements in women at increased familial risk of ovarian cancer was shown to be ineffective in detecting tumors at a sufficiently
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Fig. 13 A cell block slide showing numerous malignant cells that can be potentially used useful for immunocytochemical or malicular studes. Hematoxylin & Eosin stained cell bock slide, original magnification 40×.
early stage to substantially influence survival in BRCA1/2 carriers.
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While early detection of ovarian cancer continues to be a challenge, further understanding of the pathogenesis of ovarian tumors and maximizing advantages of cytopathology in combination with current molecular technologies may offer some hope for progress.

Updated Ovarian Carcinogenesis and Molecular Studies

Based on Kurman et al.
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a new model of ovarian carcinogenesis based on clinical, pathological, and molecular genetic studies that may enable more targeted screening and therapeutic intervention should be developed in order to detect disease when confined to the ovary (stage I) and thereby prolong survival. The model divides ovarian cancer into types I and II.
Type I tumors are slow growing, generally confined to the ovary at diagnosis and develop from well-established precursor lesions, the so­called borderline tumors. Type I tumors include low-grade micropap­illary serous carcinoma, mucinous, endometrioid, and clear cell carcinomas. They are genetically stable and are characterized by muta­tions in a number of different genes including KRAS, BRAF, PTEN, and beta-catenin.
Type II tumors are rapidly growing, highly aggressive neoplasms that lack well-defined precursor lesions; most are detected at an advanced stage at, or soon after, their inception. These include high-grade serous carcinoma, malignant mixed mesodermal tumors (carcinosar­comas), and undifferentiated carcinomas. The type II tumors are characterized by mutation of TP53 and a high level of genetic insta­bility. Screening tests that focus on stage I disease may detect low­grade type Ineoplasms but miss the more aggressive type II tumors, which account for most ovarian carcinomas. Crum et al.
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have stud­ied the fallopian tubes and found a relatively high frequency of early cancer in the fimbria in unselected women with ovarian and peritoneal serous carcinoma, raising the distinct possibility that a significant pro­portion of these tumors have a fimbrial origin. This finding, if further
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verified, may alter our strategies in early detection and management of ovarian cancers.
A study
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of microarray gene expression in serous epithelial ovar­ian cancer (SEOC) compared with bulk normal ovarian tissue and ovarian surface scrapings revealed that gene expression profiling and sequential statistical analysis of gene subsets can identify new genes and molecular pathways affecting the development of SEOC. The genes of interest are potential targets for future research of SEOC. According to a recent review by Nossov et al. proteomics may offer some hope in early detection of ovarian cancer.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs), an abun­dant class of small noncoding RNAs that function as negative gene regulators have also been studied in ovarian cancer.
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The results indi­cated that miRNAs may offer new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in epithelial ovarian cancer. Autoantibody profile of ovarian cancer related genes (TM4SF1, C1D, TIZ, BARD1, FXR1, OV-189) may also potentially serve as markers in ovarian cancer detection.
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SUMMARY

Cytopathology screening programs have been serving well in early detection of gyneocological cancers, in perticular cervical squamous cell carcinoma. As the field progresses, the pathology and clinical teams have to realize that morphology alone is insufficient to detect gynecological cancers such as ovarian carcinomas in the early stages. Pathogenesis related factors such as HPV in cervical cancer, immuno­cytochemical studies of tumor markers, and molecular testing of genetic abnormalities will have to merge into the daily practice in addition to cytomorphology.

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MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS
Frederique Penault-Llorca
Recently, molecular diagnostic assays have been developed for gynecologic cancer, mostly for ovarian and uterine (cervix or endome­trial) cancers. The markers are different for the two types of cancers. For ovarian cancer, the molecular diagnosis is serial and aimed to detect an early lesion of invasive cancer. For uterine cancer, the mark­ers are mainly tissue based and tailored to predict the biological out­come of a preinvasive lesion.

OVARIAN CANCER

The development of useful markers for the detection of ovarian cancer is crucial because of the high mortality associated with the dis­ease and the lack of reliable symptoms, biomarkers and mechanisms of early diagnosis. Effective early diagnosis could change the clinical spectrum of the disease and should have a direct impact on mortality.
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