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Prophylactic total gastrectomy in the management of hereditary tumor syndromes.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Dec 2016
Pantelis Dimitrios, Hüneburg Robert, Adam Ronja, Holzapfel Stefanie, Gevensleben Heidrun, Nattermann Jacob, Strassburg Christian P, Aretz Stefan, Kalff Jörg C
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PURPOSE: Germline mutations in several genes confer a relevant lifetime risk of gastric cancer. In this context, an increasing involvement of a surgeon can be seen, mainly with the question of performing a prophylactic operation. METHODS: Patients with hereditary tumor syndromes predisposing for gastric cancer who received care leading to prophylactic total gastrectomy in our Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes...
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