Article
Bilateral Prophylactic and Contralateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in Women With Germline CDH1 Pathogenic or Likely-Pathogenic Variants.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Sept 2026
Corso Giovanni, Vecchia Carlo La, Magnoni Francesca, Polizzi Andrea, Bottazzoli Elisa, Scalzi Alessandra De, Silvestre Susanna Di, Meduri Eleonora, Pesapane Filippo, Nicosia Luca, Lorenzi Francesca De, Intra Mattia, Galimberti Viviana, Veronesi Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) or contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy (CRRM) are considered in CDH1 carriers as a strategy to reduce lobular breast cancer (LBC) risk in women. In this study we aimed to evaluate the overall number of these procedures reported in literature. We conducted a literature search and a scoping review through the PUBMED database. We identified eleven studies eligible for our...
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- Humans
- Female
- Cadherins
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Antigens, CD
