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Case Reports
. 1992 Dec;47(3):395-7.
doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(92)90147-b.

Papillary peritoneal carcinomatosis after prophylactic oophorectomy

G M Kemp  1 , J G Hsiu, M C Andrews
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Case Reports

Papillary peritoneal carcinomatosis after prophylactic oophorectomy

G M Kemp et al. Gynecol Oncol. 1992 Dec.

Abstract

Prophylactic oophorectomy has been recommended in patients with a strongly positive family history for ovarian carcinoma. A patient with a strongly positive family history underwent a prophylactic oophorectomy and, 5 years later, developed a primary peritoneal papillary serous adenocarcinoma. A prophylactic oophorectomy does not afford complete protection in some patients with familial ovarian cancer syndrome. Any tissue derived from the coelomic epithelium may potentially undergo multifocal malignant transformation.

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