Prevalence and Incidence of Autoimmune oophoritis
Autoimmune oophoritis: Rare Disease
Autoimmune oophoritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Autoimmune oophoritis, or a subtype of Autoimmune oophoritis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Autoimmune oophoritis Prevalence: Book Excerpts
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Ovarian cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Exactly what causes ovarian cancer isn't known, but the greatest number of cases occurs in the fifth decade of life. However, it can occur during childhood. Other contributing factors include infertility; nulliparity; familial tendency; ovarian dysfunction; irregular menses; and possible exposure to asbestos, talc, and industrial pollutants.
Primary epithelial tumors arise in the ovarian surface epithelium; germ cell tumors, in the ovum itself; and sex cord tumors, in the ovarian stroma. Ovarian tumors spread rapidly intraperitoneally by local extension or surface seeding and, occasionally, through the lymphatics and the bloodstream. Generally, extraperitoneal spread is through the diaphragm into the chest cavity, which may cause pleural effusions. Other metastasis is rare.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Autoimmune oophoritis usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Autoimmune oophoritis at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Autoimmune oophoritis refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Autoimmune oophoritis diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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