Prophylactic oophorectomy is recommended in female patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei of an appendiceal origin
Based on these data, strong consideration should be given to removal of gynecologic organs in cases of appendiceal peritoneal disease even when normal in appearance, after taking into account each individual patient's fertility concerns.
Authors
- Zhen Weng
- Ruiqing Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2083-2800)
- Xulan Ma
- Fengxian Fu
- Yiyan Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-9962)
- Hongbin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2665-2720)
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Aerospace Center Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1485694
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions