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. 2014 Apr 2:9:1-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2014.03.003. eCollection 2014 Aug.

Occult tubal carcinoma found at risk reducing salpingectomy in a BRCA1 carrier

Sarah H Kim  1 , Melissa K Frey  2 , Stephanie V Blank  2
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Occult tubal carcinoma found at risk reducing salpingectomy in a BRCA1 carrier

Sarah H Kim et al. Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. .

Abstract

•This is the first report of occult cancer diagnosed at risk-reducing salpingectomy.•We propose a two-step risk-reducing strategy for premenopausal high-risk women, to begin and expedite surgical prevention.

Keywords: Risk reducing salpingectomy BRCA1 carcinoma.

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