Open AccessPeritoneal cancer after bilateral mastectomy, hysterectomy, and bilateral salpingooophorectomy with a poor prognosis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Yana Ma,
Hualei Bu,
Chengjuan Jin,
Xia Wang,
Youzhong Zhang,
Hui Zhang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3872
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , breast cancer , brca mutation , prophylactic surgery , mastectomy , surgery , ovarian cancer , population , cancer , gynecology , oncology , environmental health
Primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) patients with BRCA mutations have a good prognosis; however, for patients with BRCA mutations who are diagnosed with PPC after prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy (PSO), the prognosis is poor, and survival information is scarce.