Clinical and pathological outcomes of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy for Japanese women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

ConclusionsThe rate of occult neoplasms was similar to those reported by studies performed in other countries. Although women with occult cancer were diagnosed with FIGO stage I, the MRI performed 1 month preoperatively did not show any such malignant findings. Thus, RRSO is the only promising method that can improve the prognosis in women with germline pathogenicBRCA1/2 variants.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research