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The main site of origin for malignancies detected during risk-reducing surgery for ovarian cancer

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boxed-textCallahan MJ et al. (2007) Primary fallopian tube malignancies in BRCA-positive women undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer risk reduction. J Clin Oncol 25: 3985–3990

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  1. Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA mark.morgan@fccc.edu

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