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Risk factors for lymph node metastasis of ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 16 Dec 2020
Mitamura Takashi, Sekine Masayuki, Arai Masami, Shibata Yuka, Kato Momoko, Yokoyama Shiro, Yamashita Hiroko, Watari Hidemichi, Yabe Ichiro, Nomura Hiroyuki, Enomoto Takayuki, Nakamura Seigo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To establish an individualized surgical strategy for lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer patients with the germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants (BRCA1+ and BRCA2+), we investigated the clinicopathological characteristics that are involved in the increased risk of lymph node metastasis. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of Japanese women registered in the database of the Japanese...
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