Prophylactic Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy Compared With Surveillance in Women With BRCA Mutations

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical factors associated with choosing prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) over surveillance in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, 139 women who tested positive for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 2006-09, Vol.108 (3, Part 1), p.515-520
Hauptverfasser: Schmeler, Kathleen M., Sun, Charlotte C., Bodurka, Diane C., White, Kristin G., Soliman, Pamela T., Uyei, Anne R., Erlichman, Julie L., Arun, Banu K., Daniels, Molly S., Rimes, Susan A., Peterson, Susan K., Slomovitz, Brian M., Milam, Michael R., Gershenson, David M., Lu, Karen H.
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