TY - JOUR
T1 - The gynecological surveillance of women with Lynch syndrome in Sweden.
AU - Tzortzatos, Gerasimos
AU - Andersson, Emil
AU - Soller, Maria
AU - Askmalm, Marie Stenmark
AU - Zagoras, Theofanis
AU - Georgii-Hemming, Patrik
AU - Lindblom, Annika
AU - Tham, Emma
AU - Mints, Miriam
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.016
DO - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 26177554
SN - 1095-6859
VL - 138
SP - 717
EP - 722
JO - Gynecologic Oncology
JF - Gynecologic Oncology
IS - 3
ER -
