- Bilaterial oophorectomy for presence of hormone receptor-positive
operable breast cancer with ALL of the following:
- Premenopausal
- Completion of childbearing
References
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. (2008). ACOG Practice Bulletin 89: Elective and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Retrieved September 8, 2011 from http://mail.ny.acog.org/website/OvarianCaPracBull89.pdf.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee network physicians. September - December 2011.
- The Oncologist. (2004, April). What is the role of ovarian ablation in the management of primary and metastatic breast cancer today? Retrieved June 14, 2005 from http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/full/9/5/507.
- National Cancer Institute. (2011, July). Breast cancer treatment. Retrieved August 30, 2011 from http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/healthprofessional/allpages/print#Section_260.
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