N F Hacker

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2017
Translational oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.tranon.2017.01.014

OBJECTIVE: The ROR1 and ROR2 receptor tyrosine kinases have both been implicated in ovarian cancer progression and have been shown to drive migration and invasion. There is an increasing importance of the role of stroma in ovarian cancer me…

observational 1999
British journal of cancer ·doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6690731

It has been suggested that oestrogen replacement therapy is associated with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer of the endometrioid type. Using data from an Australian population-based case-control study, the relation between unopposed oestro…

other 1988
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/00004347-198803000-00002

Although the microscopic grade of epithelial ovarian carcinoma is recognized as an important prognostic factor, the grading systems are still controversial. A cytohistological grading system is described using the sum of the scores (from 1 …

review 1988
Obstetrics and gynecology

Malignant transformation of endometriosis is a well documented phenomenon. Although it occurs most commonly in the ovaries, there have been approximately 50 reported cases of extraovarian malignant transformation of endometriosis. This pape…

other 1986
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/00006250-198606000-00007

Between 1974 and 1984, 70 patients underwent primary cytoreductive surgery for ovarian carcinoma at the University of California at Los Angeles. During the period of January 1974 to December 1978, optimal cytoreduction was achieved in 56.4%…

other 1983
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Fifteen pelvic exenteration patients from 2 institutions participated in semistructured interviews and objective assessment to examine postoperative psychologic, social, and sexual functioning. Analyses of variance indicated significant dif…