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Peritoneal carcinomatosis after risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.
Cancer - 1 Mar 2018
Harmsen Marline G, Piek Jurgen M J, Bulten Johan, Casey Murray J, Rebbeck Timothy R, Mourits Marian J, Greene Mark H, Slangen Brigitte F M, van Beurden Marc, Massuger Leon F A G, Hoogerbrugge Nicoline, de Hullu Joanne A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is recommended for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers because of their increased risk of ovarian carcinoma. Despite RRSO, metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis occasionally is diagnosed. METHODS: The literature was searched for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with peritoneal carcinomatosis after risk-reducing surgery. The authors were asked for additional data. Clinical...
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