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Malignancies following bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO).
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Dec 2006
Gotlieb W H, Barchana M, Ben-Baruch G, Friedman E
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is an effective risk reducing measure in ovarian cancer susceptible women. Yet, a small subset of women develop primary peritoneal carcinomatosis (PPC) after BSO. The rates of PPC following non-risk reducing BSO have sparingly been reported. METHODS: Women who underwent BSO for non-cancer reasons from 1/1/1984 to 12/31/2000 were crossed with the list of...
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