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Tai TS, Tsai CF, Yang HY. Thyroid cancer risk in women after hysterectomy: A nationwide cohort study. Maturitas 2024; 185:107980. [PMID: 38555761 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Hysterectomy is commonly performed for benign uterine pathologies but there is some controversy over whether it is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer. This study examines the associations of hysterectomy with ovarian conservation or with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and thyroid cancer incidence in Taiwan. METHODS We analyzed data from a nationwide health insurance claims database and identified 29,577 women aged ≥30 years who underwent hysterectomy with ovarian conservation or hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy between 2000 and 2016. Propensity score-matching analyses were performed at ratios of 1:1 for the hysterectomy and no-hysterectomy groups, to reduce selection bias. We monitored thyroid cancer occurrence in both groups until 2017. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios with 95 % confidence intervals and determine thyroid cancer risk in women who underwent hysterectomy. RESULTS The study comprised 29,577 patients who underwent any hysterectomy and 29,577 participants who did not. The mean follow-up period was 10.03 ± 4.92 years. Patients who underwent hysterectomy had higher thyroid cancer incidence (4.72 per 10,000 person-years) than those who did not (3.06 per 10,000 person-years) and a greater risk of any thyroid cancer (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.40; 95 % confidence interval = 1.08-1.82). However, there was no association between hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and thyroid cancer incidence (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that women who undergo hysterectomy are at a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer than those who do not.
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- Tsai-Sung Tai
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan
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- Clinical Data Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan
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- Clinical Data Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan.
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Hassan H, Allen I, Sofianopoulou E, Walburga Y, Turnbull C, Eccles DM, Tischkowitz M, Pharoah P, Antoniou AC. Long-term outcomes of hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024; 230:44-57. [PMID: 37364803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to provide an up-to-date systematic review of "the long-term outcomes of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy" and perform a meta-analysis for the reported associations. DATA SOURCES Our study updated a previous systematic review by searching the literature using PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase for publications between January 2015 and August 2022. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Our study included studies of women who had a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy vs women who had a hysterectomy with ovarian conservation or no surgery. METHODS The quality of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations. Adjusted hazard ratios were extracted and combined to obtain fixed effect estimates. RESULTS Compared with hysterectomy or no surgery, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in young women was associated with decreased risk of breast cancer (hazard ratio, 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.73-0.84) but with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (hazard ratio, 1.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.47). In addition, it was associated with an increased risk of total cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, and stroke with hazard ratios of 1.18 (95% confidence interval, 1.11-1.25), 1.17 (95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.25), and 1.20 (95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.31), respectively. Compared with no surgery, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy before the age of 50 years was associated with an increased risk of hyperlipidemia (hazard ratio, 1.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-1.65), diabetes mellitus (hazard ratio, 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-1.24), hypertension (hazard ratio, 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.20), dementia (hazard ratio, 1.70; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-2.69), and depression (hazard ratio, 1.39; 95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.60). The evidence on the association with all-cause mortality in young women showed substantial heterogeneity between the studies (I2=85%; P<.01). CONCLUSION Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was associated with multiple long-term outcomes. The benefits of the addition of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy to hysterectomy should be balanced against the risks.
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- Hend Hassan
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Translational Genetics Team, Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cancer Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Center for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Fabiani R, Rosignoli P, Giacchetta I, Chiavarini M. Hysterectomy and thyroid cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 6:100122. [PMID: 37860218 PMCID: PMC10582318 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloepi.2023.100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Background Incidence rates of thyroid cancer have increased. Recent studies findings suggest that women who underwent a hysterectomy have an elevated relative risk of thyroid cancer. The aim of our meta-analysis is to summarize the evidence about the association between hysterectomy and thyroid cancer risk. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus database were searched for studies published up to 5 September 2023. The PRISMA statement was followed. Heterogeneity was explored with Q statistic and the I2 statistic. Publication bias was assessed with Begg's and Egger's tests. Results Sixteen studies met the criteria. The pooled analysis showed a significantly 64% increment of thyroid cancer risk in association with any hysterectomy (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.48-1.81; I2 = 28.68%, p = 0.156). Hysterectomy without oophorectomy was a stronger predictor of risk than hysterectomy with oophorectomy. The pooled analysis of data regarding hysterectomy without oophorectomy showed a statistically significant increment of thyroid cancer risk by 59%. Hysterectomy with oophorectomy was associated with an increase of thyroid cancer risk of 39% (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16-1.67; I2 = 42.10%, p = 0.049). Significant publication bias was not detected. Conclusions Our findings help with decision making around these surgeries.
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- Roberto Fabiani
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia 06122, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia 06122, Italy
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- School of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia 06132, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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Rahman ST, Pandeya N, Neale RE, McLeod DSA, Baade PD, Youl PH, Allison R, Leonard S, Jordan SJ. Risk of thyroid cancer following hysterectomy. Cancer Epidemiol 2021; 72:101931. [PMID: 33812322 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.101931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hysterectomy has been associated with increased thyroid cancer risk but whether this reflects a biological link or increased diagnosis of indolent cancers due to greater medical contact remains unclear. METHODS We recruited 730 women diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 785 age-matched population controls. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association overall, and by tumour BRAF mutational status as a marker of potentially higher-risk cancers. We used causal mediation analysis to investigate potential mediation of the association by healthcare service use. RESULTS Having had a hysterectomy was associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer (odds ratio [OR] = 1.45, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.07-1.96). When stratified by indication for hysterectomy, the risk appeared stronger for those who had a hysterectomy for menstrual disorders (OR = 1.67, 95 % CI 1.17-2.37) but did not differ by tumour BRAF status. Approximately 20 % of the association between hysterectomy and thyroid cancer may be mediated by more frequent use of healthcare services. CONCLUSIONS The observed increased risk of thyroid cancer among those with hysterectomy may be driven, at least partly, by an altered sex steroid hormone milieu. More frequent healthcare service use by women with hysterectomy accounts for only a small proportion of the association.
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- Sabbir T Rahman
- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
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- Cancer Alliance Queensland, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
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- Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Wilson LF, Tuesley KM, Webb PM, Dixon-Suen SC, Stewart LM, Jordan SJ. Hysterectomy and Risk of Breast, Colorectal, Thyroid, and Kidney Cancer - an Australian Data Linkage Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 30:904-911. [PMID: 33619026 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the associations between hysterectomy for benign indications and risk of breast, colorectal, kidney, and thyroid cancer, and to explore whether these associations are modified by removal of ovaries at the time of surgery or by age at surgery. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of the female population of Western Australia (n = 839,332) linking data from electoral, hospital, births, deaths, and cancer records. We used Cox regression to estimate HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations between hysterectomy and diagnosis of breast, colorectal, kidney, and thyroid cancers. RESULTS Compared with no surgery, hysterectomy without oophorectomy (hysterectomy) and hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (hysterectomy-BSO) were associated with higher risk of kidney cancer (HR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.11-1.56 and HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.96-1.73, respectively). Hysterectomy, but not hysterectomy-BSO, was related to higher risk of thyroid cancer (HR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.19-1.60). In contrast, hysterectomy (HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.90-0.98) and hysterectomy-BSO (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85-1.00) were associated with lower risk of breast cancer. We found no association between hysterectomy status and colorectal cancer. CONCLUSIONS The associations between hysterectomy and cancer varied by cancer type with increased risks for thyroid and kidney cancer, decreased risk for breast cancer, and no association for colorectal cancer. IMPACT As breast, colorectal, and gynecologic cancers comprise a sizeable proportion of all cancers in women, our results suggest that hysterectomy is unlikely to increase overall cancer risk; however, further research to understand the higher risk of thyroid and kidney cancer is warranted.
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- Louise F Wilson
- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia. .,The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- Health Research and Data Analytics Hub, PHRN Centre for Data Linkage, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.,Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.,The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
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Guenego A, Mesrine S, Dartois L, Leenhardt L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Kvaskoff M, Boutron-Ruault MC, Bonnet F. Relation between hysterectomy, oophorectomy and the risk of incident differentiated thyroid cancer: The E3N cohort. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2019; 90:360-368. [PMID: 30390407 DOI: 10.1111/cen.13899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thyroid cancers are threefold more frequent in women than in men. A role of reproductive or hormonal factors has been suggested but with contradictory results. We investigated potential associations between history of hysterectomy, with or without oophorectomy, and history of benign gynaecological disease (uterine fibroids, endometriosis) and the incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer, in a large French prospective cohort. METHODS A total of 89 340 women from the E3N cohort were followed up between 1990 and 2012. Gynaecological diseases treated by surgery were self-reported. Thyroid cancers were validated by histological reports. Time-dependent covariates included smoking status, BMI and history of benign thyroid disease. Cox proportional hazard models with age as timescale were used to estimate Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS A total of 412 cases of thyroid cancer were diagnosed during follow-up. A history of hysterectomy was associated with an increased risk of differentiated thyroid cancer (adjusted HR=2.05; 95%CI: 1.65-2.55). The association was not altered after further adjustment for reproductive factors. Endometriosis, uterine polyps, ovarian cysts and oophorectomy without hysterectomy were not associated with the risk of thyroid cancer. A history of fibroids was also significantly related to the risk of thyroid cancer over the follow-up period (adjusted HR=1.91; 95%CI: 1.50-2.44) and the increased risk persisted after adjustment for history of hysterectomy. CONCLUSIONS Women who had either a history of fibroids or hysterectomy had an increased risk of differentiated thyroid cancer. These findings suggest shared biological mechanisms between fibroids and thyroid cancer, which deserve to be further dissected.
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- Agathe Guenego
- Service d'Endocrinologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
- Univ Rennes1, Rennes, France
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- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Thyroid and Endocrine Tumors Unit, Institut of Endocrinology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
- Univ Rennes1, Rennes, France
- Inserm U1018, CESP, Health Across Generations Team, Université Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
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Uterine leiomyomas are common and life-altering for many women. Despite a wide range of symptoms, varying characteristics of the uterus and the leiomyomas themselves, and many alternatives, hysterectomy accounts for almost three fourths of all surgical therapy, yet there is increasing evidence for a variety of procedural therapies for symptomatic leiomyomas and a new generation of medical therapies under development. With increasing evidence of long-term risk from hysterectomy and new data regarding leiomyoma biology, individualized medical approaches to leiomyomas are likely in the near future. Key biological attributes that influence this disease process are common driver mutations and the new appreciation of the interaction of smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts. Additionally, the interaction between cell types and steroid hormone responsiveness likely plays a role in pathogenesis that can be leveraged in individualized therapy. However, given the independent clonal nature of leiomyomas within the same uterus, moving in the direction of biopsies for individual leiomyomas to understand the biology is unlikely to be fruitful. Use of advanced imaging will likely continue to evolve not only to accurately predict malignant disease, including sarcomas, but to predict leiomyoma subtypes, response to therapy, or both. We predict the continued evolution of therapy from excisional or interventional therapies to medical therapies and ultimately prediction of at-risk individuals. Ideally, individualized therapies will offer primary prevention for women at high risk of leiomyomas and secondary prevention after initial treatment.
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- Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso
- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Adelman MR, Sharp HT. Ovarian conservation vs removal at the time of benign hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 218:269-279. [PMID: 28784419 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Over the last 2 decades, the rate of oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy in the United States has consistently been between 40-50%. A decline in hormone use has been observed since the release of the principal results of the Women's Health Initiative. Oophorectomy appears to be associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, as well as deleterious effects on overall mortality, cognitive functioning, and sexual functioning. Estrogen deficiency from surgical menopause is associated with bone mineral density loss and increased fracture risk. While hormone therapy may mitigate these effects, at no age does there appear to be a survival benefit associated with oophorectomy. Reduction of ovarian cancer risk may be accomplished with salpingectomy at the time of hysterectomy.
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- Marisa R Adelman
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Ramdhan RC, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. Anatomical complications of hysterectomy: A review. Clin Anat 2017; 30:946-952. [PMID: 28762535 DOI: 10.1002/ca.22962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Hysterectomy is the most commonly performed gynecological procedure in the United States with three possible surgical approaches; vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic. As with any surgical procedure, various anatomical complications can arise. These include injuries to anatomical structures such as the urinary bladder, ureter, intestines, rectum, anus, and a multitude of nervous structures. Other complications include sexual dysfunction, vaginal cuff dehiscence, and urinary incontinence. Using standard search engines, the anatomical complications of hysterectomies are reviewed. In conclusion, surgeons who perform hysterectomies or are involved with postoperative hysterectomy patients should be familiar with the possible complications of this common procedure and the steps that can be taken to help reduce the risk of those complications. Clinicians should also inform their patients of the potential complications as they can affect lifestyle and comfort. Clin. Anat. 30:946-952, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Rebecca C Ramdhan
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.,Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.,Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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Falconer H, Yin L, Bellocco R, Altman D. Thyroid cancer after hysterectomy on benign indications: Findings from an observational cohort study in
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weden. Int J Cancer 2017; 140:1796-1801. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Henrik Falconer
- The Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
- The Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's HealthKarolinska Institutet/University HospitalStockholm Sweden
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- The Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
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- The Department of Medical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsKarolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative MethodsUniversity of Milano‐BicoccaMilano Italy
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- The Department of Clinical SciencesDanderyd Hospital, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm Sweden
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative MethodsUniversity of Milano‐BicoccaMilano Italy
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