Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Prevention of Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma: The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology Consensus Statements.
The fallopian tube epithelium has been demonstrated to be an important source of tubo-ovarian carcinoma. Therefore, removal of the fallopian tubes during unrelated pelvic or abdominal surgery (opportunistic salpingectomy) can potentially lower future ovarian cancer risk. To asse…