Article
Prophylactic Gynecologic Specimens from Hereditary Cancer Carriers.
Surgical pathology clinics - 1 Jun 2016
Shaw Patricia A, Clarke Blaise A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer and Lynch/hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome account for most hereditary gynecologic cancers. In the absence of effective cancer screening and other preventative strategies, risk-reducing surgery in women who are known to be at genetic risk of BRCA-associated or of Lynch syndrome carcinomas is effective in significantly decreasing the lifetime risk of developing...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
