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Can a woman get ovarian cancer after her ovaries have been removed?

April 26, 2017cancer ovarian ovaries removed woman

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Can a woman get ovarian cancer after her ovaries have been removed?

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Although the ovaries are no longer present from which ovarian cancer can arise, a small percentage (~1.8 %) of women with a family history of ovarian cancer who have had an oophorectomy, can develop a papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum which is identical in histological appearance to ovarian cancer. This can develop 1-27 years after oophorectomy. Women considering and receiving oophorectomy should be aware of this risk and should be evaluated annually.