Occult Ovarian Tumors in Women With BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations Undergoing Prophylactic Oophorectomy
- 14 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 18 (14), 2728-2732
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2000.18.14.2728
Abstract
PURPOSE: To review the findings at prophylactic oophorectomy of a series of women who presented to a familial breast and ovarian cancer clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from medical charts, oper...Keywords
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