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Occult cancer of the fallopian tube in a BRCA2 germline mutation carrier at prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Women with a germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation have a significantly increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women in the general population and may consider bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy as a risk-reducing option.
CASE:
We report a case of occult fallopian tube cancer diagnosed at prophylactic surgery in a patient with a BRCA2 mutation.
CONCLUSIONS:
This report acts as a reminder of the importance of removing as much of the fallopian tube as possible during prophylactic surgery in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers and of the need for careful pathological examination of surgical specimens after surgery.
AuthorsA R McEwen, D T McConnell, D N Kenwright, D J Gaskell, A Cherry, A M J Kidd
JournalGynecologic oncology (Gynecol Oncol) Vol. 92 Issue 3 Pg. 992-4 (Mar 2004) ISSN: 0090-8258 [Print] United States
PMID14984974 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms (genetics, surgery)
  • Female
  • Genes, BRCA2
  • Germ-Line Mutation
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovariectomy
  • Pedigree

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