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Comparing Coordinated Versus Sequential Salpingo-Oophorectomy for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Breast Cancer.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Dec 2016
S Chapman Jocelyn, Roddy Erika, Panighetti Anna, Hwang Shelley, Crawford Beth, Powell Bethan, Chen Lee-May
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BACKGROUND: Women with breast cancer who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations must also consider risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and how to coordinate this procedure with their breast surgery. We report the factors associated with coordinated versus sequential surgery and compare the outcomes of each. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients in our cancer risk database who had breast cancer and a known deleterious...
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