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Background According
to previous reports, primary peritoneal carcinoma indistinguishable
from primary ovarian adenocarcinoma had developed in five women with a
history of familial ovarian cancer who had undergone prophylactic
oophorectomy.
Methods The records
from the Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry were reviewed for
instances of prophylactic oophorectomy and cases of primary peritoneal
carcinoma occurring after prophylactic oophorectomy.
Results From 2011
through July 2012, the Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry
accessioned 931 families (a total of 2221 cases of familial ovarian
cancer). Currently, 324 women in these families have undergone
prophylactic oophorectomy as a preventive measure against the subsequent
development of ovarian cancer. Primary peritoneal carcinoma
indistinguishable histologically from primary ovarian adenocarcinoma has
developed in six of these women 1-27 years after prophylactic
oophorectomy.
Conclusions Based on
this finding and other reports of such primary peritoneal carcinoma, a
prospective international study is planned. This study will compare the
incidence of peritoneal carcinoma in first- or second-degree relatives
who underwent prophylactic oophorectomy because of a family history of
ovarian cancer with that of those who did not undergo prophylactic
oophorectomy.
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