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Risk reducing surgery with peritoneal staging in BRCA1-2 mutation carriers. A prospective study.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Dec 2022
Marchetti Claudia, Arcieri Martina, Vertechy Laura, Ergasti Raffaella, Russo Giorgia, Zannoni Gian Franco, Minucci Angelo, Ercoli Alfredo, Scambia Giovanni, Fagotti Anna
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INTRODUCTION: International guidelines recommend risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) in BRCA1-2 mutations carriers to decrease ovarian cancer occurrence. In this prospective study, we describe the incidence of occult malignancies and the surgical outcomes in asymptomatic BRCA mutation carriers submitted to RRSO. METHODS: Data on BRCA1-2 carriers undergoing RRSO with peritoneal washing and...
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