A diagnostic dilemma following risk-reducing surgery for BRCA1 mutation – a case report of primary papillary serous carcinoma presenting as sigmoid cancer

BACKGROUND: Women that carry germ-line mutations for BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at an increased risk of developing breast, ovarian and peritoneal cancer. Primary peritoneal carcinoma is a rare tumour histologically identical to papillary serous ovarian carcinoma. Risk-reducing surgery in the form of m...

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Autores principales: Chand, Manish, Moore, Patrick J, Clarke, Andrew D, Nash, Guy F, Hickisk, Tamas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2075500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17850658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-102

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