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Endometrial Cancer in Germline BRCA Mutation Carriers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology - 1 May 2021
Matanes Emad, Volodarsky-Perel Alexander, Eisenberg Neta, Rottenstreich Misgav, Yasmeen Amber, Mitric Cristina, Lau Susie, Salvador Shannon, Gotlieb Walter H, Kogan Liron
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is standard treatment among women with BRCA mutations. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the risk of endometrial cancer (EC) in BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation carriers and to examine the justifiability of prophylactic hysterectomy at the time of RRSO. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, BIOSIS, Medline (Ovid), Web...
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