Fallopian tube cancer in a BRCA1 mutation carrier: rapid development and failure of screening.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of fallopian tube cancer that developed in a woman with a germ-line BRCA1 mutation. The notable feature of this case was the extremely rapid growth of the cancer, which precluded early diagnosis. Preventive gynecologic surgery in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers should probably always include bilateral salpingectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Fallopian Tube Neoplasms
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genetic Testing
- Mutation