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ArticleRadiology and oncology2015

Hypodontia phenotype in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.

Anita Fekonja, Andrej Cretnik, Danijel Zerdoner, Iztok Takac

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association between tooth agenesis and cancer: a systematic review.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2021
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  2. Non-syndromic supernumerary teeth and association with a self-reported family history of cancer.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2025
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  4. Hypodontia and ovarian cancer: A systematic review.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anita FekonjaDepartment of Orthodontics, Health Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Andrej CretnikMedical Faculty, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Danijel ZerdonerMedical Faculty, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia ; Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Teaching Hospital Celje, Celje, Slovenia.
Iztok TakacMedical Faculty, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia ; Department of Gynaecologic and Breast Oncology, Clinical Department of Gynaecology and Perinatology, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
University Clinical Centre Maribor · SICollege of Nursing in Celje · SIUniversity of Maribor · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOvarian cancer is usually diagnosed in an advanced stage and the present clinical and diagnostic molecular markers for early OC screening are insufficient. The aim of this study was to identify potential relationship between the hypodontia and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). PATIENTS AND

methodsA retrospective study was conducted on 120 patients with EOC treated at the Department of Gynaecologic and Breast Oncology at the University Clinical Centre and 120 gynaecological healthy women (control group) of the same mean age. Women in both groups were reviewed for the presence of hypodontia and the patients with EOC also for clinicopathological characteristics of EOC according to hypodontia phenotype.

resultsHypodontia was diagnosed in 23 (19.2%) of patients with EOC and 8 (6.7%) controls (p = 0.004; odds ratio [OR] = 3.32; confidence interval [CI], 1.42-7.76). There was no statistically significant difference in patients with EOC with or without hypodontia regarding histological subtype (p = 0.220); they differed in regard to FIGO stage (p = 0.014; OR =3.26; CI, 1.23-8.64) and tumour differentiation grade (p = 0.042; OR = 3.1; CI, 1.01-9.53). Also, bilateral occurrence of EOC was more common than unilateral occurrence in women with hypodontia (p = 0.021; OR = 2.9; CI, 1.15-7.36). We also found statistically significant difference between the ovarian cancer group and control group in presence of other malignant tumours in subjects (p < 0.001).

conclusionsThe results of the study suggest a statistical association between EOC and hypodontia phenotype. Hypodontia might serve as a risk factor for EOC detection.

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early stage diagnosisepithelial ovarian cancerhypodontiarisk factor

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PMID25810703
PMCPMC4362608
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