Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Prophylactic oophorectomy for the prevention of ovarian cancer. Lansdale: HAYES, Inc.. Directory Publication. 2013 Authors' conclusions Bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy (PO) is a surgical procedure that removes both ovaries and is often accompanied by removal of the fallopian tube, when it is referred to as risk-reducing salpingooophorectomy
(RRSO). The purpose of PO is to reduce the risk for ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers, especially in women at high risk due to a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or the presence of mutations in the breast cancer 1 or 2 (BRCA1/2) gene. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Ovarian Neoplasms; Ovariectomys Language Published English Country of organisation United States English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence HAYES, Inc., 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218 Email: hayesinfo@hayesinc.com AccessionNumber 32014000369 Date abstract record published 18/02/2014 |