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Because epithelial malignancies in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta are rare, it has been postulated that these patients may have “cancer-protection”. A case of stage III b ovarian serous carcinoma in a woman with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta is now presented and discussed.
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Nishidá, T., Oda, T., Sugiyama, T. et al. Concurrent ovarian serous carcinoma and osteogenesis imperfecta. Arch Gynecol Obstet 253, 153–156 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767334
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