title: Prophylactic oophorectomy in conjunction with large-bowl resection for cancer: report of two cases.
abstract: This report, based on eight cases of our own and a review of the literature, indicates that colonic cancer metastatic to the ovaries has many unusual features and an extremley high mortality rate. Prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy in conjunction with large-bowel resection for cancer in women of all ages is strongly advised to decrease morbidity and improve the quality of survival.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002369:Castration; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*