Salpingectomy and prevention of ovarian carcinoma

Publication date: Available online 1 September 2015 Source:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy Author(s): Shahul Hameed Mohamed Siraj, Bernard Su Min Chern Advanced cases of epithelial, primary peritoneal and primary tubal malignancies have relative poor prognosis and collectively remain the most deadly of all gynecologic malignancies. Recently many studies have demonstrated that the fallopian tubes might be the origin of most high grade ovarian and peritoneal serous carcinoma. In this review, we describe the tubal carcinogenic pathway with the precancerous tubal lesions and the impact of salpingectomy for prevention of ovarian carcinoma.
Source: Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research