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Risk-reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy in Women at Higher Risk of Ovarian and Breast Cancer: A Single Institution Prospective Series.
Anticancer research - 1 Sept 2017
Ricciardi Enzo, Tomao Federica, Aletti Giovanni, Bazzurini Luca, Bocciolone Luca, Boveri Sara, Landoni Fabio, Lapresa Maria Teresa, Maruccio Matteo, Parma Gabriella, Peccatori Fedro, Petrella Maria Cristina, Zanagnolo Vanna, Colombo Nicoletta, Maggioni Angelo
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Occult cancers' reported rates vary from 2-12% and serous tubal intraepithelial carcinomas (STICs) have been identified in 3-12% of the prophylactically removed tubes of women carrying a BRCA mutation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of tubal minor epithelial atypia (STIL), STIC, and occult invasive cancer and to evaluate the cancer-specific mortality in a prospective series of...
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