迷你回顾:在性发育差异较大的个体中治疗乳腺癌
B N Ertansel1, S Rajagopal1, S Lodhia1
1St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, Breast Surgery Department, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK.
概括
长期接受雌激素治疗的索耶综合征患者面临更高的乳腺癌风险. 早期查和多学科护理对于管理性发育障碍的风险至关重要.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 性发育障碍 (DSD) 影响高达每5000名活产中的1名.
- 疾病包括特纳综合征,先天性上腺增生症和46XY karyotype 疾病,如苏耶综合征.
- 高剂量的雌激素疗法用于诱导女性身份的个体的二次性特征.
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