[The problem of ovarian cancer after preceding gynaecological operations. Case report with special reference to endometriosis (author's transl)].
5 cases of ovarian cancer following hysterectomy are presented. Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy is discussed. After age 45, a prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy should be performed. After age 50, the ovaries should always be removed along with a hysterectomy. A case of ovarian adeno-carcinoma in the right parametrium two years following radical surgery for wide spread endometriosis is described in detail.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002369:Castration; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery
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