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ovarian low malignant potential tumor

(oh-VAYR-ee-un...muh-LIG-nunt poh-TEN-shul TOO-mer)
A condition in which abnormal cells that may become cancer form in the tissue that covers the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which eggs are made). Ovarian low malignant potential tumors rarely spread outside of the ovary. Also called ovarian borderline malignant tumor and ovarian borderline tumor.
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