Prophylactic Surgery and Inherited Cancer Predisposition

Autor: Moshe Z. Papa, Robert McLellan, Timothy Whitney, Kevin S. Hughes
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Cancer Genetics for the Clinician ISBN: 9781461371281
Popis: The purpose of this chapter will be to discuss the role of prophylactic oophorectomy and prophylactic mastectomy in the management of patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. The approach described here can serve as a template in reviewing the efficacy of prophylactic surgery for other hereditary cancer syndromes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE