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Transitional cell ovarian carcinoma in a BRCA1 mutation carrier.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 May 2002
Rao Gautam G, Ashfaq Raheela, Schorge John O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRCA1 mutation carriers are at high risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer, but the transitional cell variant has not been previously reported in these patients. CASE: A nulligravid, perimenopausal woman underwent exploratory laparotomy for a pelvic mass, ascites, and omental caking. Intraoperatively, frozen section of a tumor implant revealed high-grade epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Optimal...
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