Tumors of borderline malignancy or atypical proliferative tumors of the ovary

: Nearly sixty years have passed since Taylor first published the concept of ovarian epithelial semimalignant tumors. After confirmation of this suggestion by FIGO and WHO these tumors became the subject of analyses which helped to separate unfavourable prognostic cases in this group. We would like to present a description of basic and latest papers on borderline ovarian tumors.