Risk-reducing salpingectomy as preventative strategy for pelvic serous cancer

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2013 Mar;23(3):417-21. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e3182849dba.

Abstract

The systemic failure to detect early-stage ovarian cancer may be attributed to a significant amount of pelvic serous cancers arising from the fallopian tube rather than the ovarian surface epithelium. This article reviews the possibility of applying risk-reducing salpingectomy as a new paradigm for the prevention of pelvic serous cancer in both high- and low-risk women.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / etiology
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / surgery*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / complications*
  • Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / etiology
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Salpingectomy*