Ovarian carcinoma in patients with BRCA mutation - a correlation between the growing pattern of peritoneal implants evaluated by CT/MRI and the genotype BRCA1 and BRCA2

Ovarian carcinoma in patients with BRCA mutation - a correlation between the growing pattern of peritoneal implants evaluated by CT/MRI and the genotype BRCA1 and BRCA2

Abstract Background Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer. The risk of developing ovarian cancer is significantly increased in patients that carry a genetic mutation of tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 or BRCA2. The majority of BRCA-associated ovarian/fallopian tube cancers...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina Vieira, Natalie Antunes, Eduarda Damasceno, Madalena Ramalho, Susana Esteves, Fátima Vaz, Ana Félix, Teresa Margarida Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Cancer
Ovary
High-grade serous carcinoma
Peritoneal metastases
BRCA1
BRCA2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00183-5

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