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Survey of gynecological carcinosarcomas in families with breast and ovarian cancer predisposition.
Cancer genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Ripamonti Carla B, Manoukian Siranoush, Peissel Bernard, Azzollini Jacopo, Carcangiu Maria Luisa, Radice Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Carcinosarcomas (CSs) are biphasic neoplasms composed of high grade, malignant, epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The incidence of gynecological CSs (GCSs) is 0.4/100,000 women per year. Patients affected with GCSs have been occasionally reported in Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) families, including a few cases with pathogenic variants in BRCA1/BRCA2 genes. The prevalence and the association of GCSs...
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