Abstract
Lynch syndrome, aged 35 years or older, who have completed child-bearing. l If a woman with Lynch syndrome is undergoing surgery for colorectal carcinoma, consideration should be made for the concurrent performance of a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. l Women with Lynch syndrome undergoing prophylactic hysterectomy may have an occult malignancy; therefore, preoperative endometrial biopsy and CA-125 should be considered. l Patients undergoing prophylactic hysterectomy for Lynch syndrome should have an intraoperative evaluation of the uterus and ovaries.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer |
| Subtitle of host publication | Risk, Prevention and Management |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 185-193 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420052886 |
| ISBN (Print) | 142005287X, 9781420052879 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
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Schmeler, K. M., & Lynch, H. T. (2008). Endometrial and ovarian cancer risk-reducing surgery in women with lynch syndrome. In Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer: Risk, Prevention and Management (pp. 185-193). CRC Press.