Article
Risk-reducing surgery on the uterine adnexa: timing and type of surgical treatment, and pathology report.
Minerva ginecologica - 1 Oct 2016
Signorelli Mauro, Bogani Giorgio, Ditto Antonino, Martinelli Fabio, Chiappa Valentina, Lopez Carlos, Scaffa Cono, Lorusso Domenica, Raspagliesi Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase significantly the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, and they have been associated with increased risks of developing other types of cancer. Although screening programs have been implemented in order to detect cancers at the early stage, they resulted ineffective. To date, risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy represents the only procedure...
Topics
- Adnexa Uteri
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Female
- Humans
- Mass Screening
- Mutation
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Ovariectomy
- Premenopause
- Salpingectomy