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Synchronous ovarian dysgerminoma and breast carcinoma in a patient with positive immunostain of BRCA1.
Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2000
Băltătescu G I, Așchie M, Sârbu V
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Breast cancer is the most common malignant neoplastic process and the second cause of death for women. Ovarian cancer, despite having a lower incidence, represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality because it is usually discovered in advanced stages. The presence of both forms of cancer in a patient is associated with a high risk of BRCA1 gene mutations, which are responsible, together with BRCA2 gene...
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