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Does risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy leave behind residual tube?
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Apr 2010
Cass Ilana, Walts Ann, Karlan Beth Y
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is an effective option for women with BRCA mutations however there is limited information as to how much tubal epithelium remains after RRSO. METHODS: Twenty hysterectomy specimens were prospectively evaluated after both tubes were fulgurated and transected at the uterine cornua in an attempt to remove the complete fallopian tube simulating the RRSO...
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