Learn about our Editorial Policies. An ovary is only a few centimeters wide, but its precious cargo is even smaller. Oocytes are a few dozen micrometers in diameter and are individually wrapped in ...

The organs in the female reproductive system include the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina. The uterus has a muscular outer layer called the myometrium and an inner lining called ...

It starts in the thin layer of tissue lining the inside of the tummy (abdomen). This tissue lining is called the peritoneum. PPC cells are the same as the most common type of ovarian cancer cells.

About 90 out of 100 tumours of the ovary (90%) are epithelial. Epithelial ovarian cancer starts in the surface layer covering the ovary. There are different types of epithelial ovarian cancer. These ...