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The gynecological surveillance of women with Lynch syndrome in Sweden.

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Author

  • Gerasimos Tzortzatos
  • Emil Andersson
  • Maria Soller
  • Marie Stenmark Askmalm
  • Theofanis Zagoras
  • Patrik Georgii-Hemming
  • Annika Lindblom
  • Emma Tham
  • Miriam Mints

Summary, in English

Women with Lynch syndrome (LS) have up to a 60% lifetime risk of endometrial cancer (EC) and up to a 24% risk of ovarian cancer (OC). Gynecological surveillance is recommended, but the benefit and how it should be performed remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess diagnostic modalities for gynecological screening of LS patients in Sweden and clinical outcome.

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

717-722

Publication/Series

Gynecologic Oncology

Volume

138

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Academic Press

Topic

  • Cancer and Oncology
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1095-6859