Bilateral salpingectomy to reduce the risk of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer in women at average risk: a position statement of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (KSOG)

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Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2018;61(5):542-552

Publication date (electronic) : 2018 September 07

doi : https://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2018.61.5.542

, Young-Han Kim ², Yong Beom Kim ³, Jayeon Kim ⁴, Jae-Weon Kim ⁵, Mi Hye Park ⁶, Joo Hyun Park ⁷, Jeong Ho Rhee ⁸, Myong Cheol Lim ⁹, Joon-Seok Hong ³

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Seoul Fertility Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

⁸Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

⁹Cancer Healthcare Research Branch and Center for Uterine Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.

Corresponding author: Miseon Kim. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, 566 Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06135, Korea. miseonkim@chamc.co.kr

Received 2018 August 30; Revised 2018 September 04; Accepted 2018 September 04.

Abstract

Based on the current understanding of a preventive effect of bilateral salpingectomy on ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancers, the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korean Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology, Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Korean Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine support the following recommendations:

• Women scheduled for hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease should be informed that bilateral salpingectomy reduces the risk of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer, and they should be counseled regarding this procedure at the time of hysterectomy.

• Although salpingectomy is generally considered as a safe procedure in terms of preserving ovarian reserve, there is a lack of evidences representing its long-term outcomes. Therefore, patients should be informed about the minimal potential of this procedure for decreasing ovarian reserve.

• Prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy is favorable in terms of prevention of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer, although operation-related complications minimally increase with this procedure, compared to the complications associated with vaginal hysterectomy alone. Conversion to open or laparoscopic approach from vaginal approach to perform prophylactic salpingectomy is not recommended.

• Women who desire permanent sterilization at the time of cesarean delivery could be counseled for prophylactic salpingectomy before surgery on an individual basis.

Keywords: Fallopian tubes; Salpingectomy; Ovarian neoplasms; Hysterectomy; Prophylactic surgical procedures

Introduction

In Korea, ovarian cancer is the tenth most prevalent cancer and the eighth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women [1]. In 2015, 9.6 new cases of ovarian cancer and 7.2 cancer-related deaths per 100,000 women were reported. Epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC), which accounts for more than 85% of all ovarian cancers, is more aggressive than non-EOC, and it is responsible for 90% of ovarian cancer-related deaths. The four most common subtypes of EOC are serous (80‒85%), clear cell (5%), endometrioid (10%), and mucinous (3%) ovarian neoplasm, as categorized by their traditional histomorphologic features [2 3]. A 2-tier grading system for serous ovarian carcinoma subdivided these tumors into low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC, type I) and high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC, type II) [4], and HGSC is 20 times more likely than LGSC to cause death [5]. As effective screening methods for early detection of EOC are still unknown, more than 70% of ovarian cancers are diagnosed in advanced stages, with poor survival outcomes [6].

The risk factors for ovarian cancer include age, menopausal status, parity, and family history. Germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 is associated with autosomal-dominant hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), and it carries an approximately 40% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer [7 8]. Germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 is found in 12‒15% of cases of EOC, and the carcinomas that develop in patients with these mutations are commonly high-grade serous in type [9 10 11]. The lifetime risks of EOC (mainly endometrioid and clear cell types) owing to mutations in MSH2, MLH1, and MSH6, which are known as mismatch repair genes associated with HNPCC, are approximately 10%, 8%, and 7%, respectively [12]. Although HBOC and HNPCC are the most well-known conditions that predispose to EOC, mutations in BRIP1, RAD51D, and RAD51C are associated with a 10‒15% lifetime risk of cancer [13 14 15].

To prevent EOC in women at a high risk for the disease, removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes, known as risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), is commonly recommended. The recommended age range for performing RRSO in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations is 35–40 years and 40–45 years, respectively, as per the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline [16]. In 2016, the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (KSGO) recommended that women with a BRCA germline mutation should be counseled about RRSO at 35–40 years of age on an individual basis [17]. Meanwhile, as RRSO results in surgical menopause, which can affect the cardiovascular system, osteoporotic health, and quality of life [18 19], prophylactic salpingectomy and delayed oophorectomy (PSDO) is now under clinical trials as an alternative of RRSO in premenopausal women at a high risk for ovarian cancer (NCT02321228, NCT01907789). Contrary to RRSO in high-risk women, the surgical strategy to prevent EOC in women at average risk^* is controversial.

^*Women at an average risk for EOC (those who meet all criteria)

Age 18 years and older
No known family history of ovarian, breast, or colon cancer
No known germline mutation in BRCA1, BRCA2, mismatch repair genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2), EPCAM, BRIP1, RAD51C, and RAD51D, which increases the risk of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer

Carcinogenesis in the ovarian epithelium — a tubal paradigm

LGSC has been hypothesized to arise from a serous cystadenoma or adenofibroma, and is characterized by mutations in the KRAS, BRAF, or ERBB2 genes, in which approximately two-thirds of the tumors harbor a mutation [20 21 22]. Unlike LGSC, mutations in KRAS, BRAF, or ERBB2 rarely occur in HGSC. In contrast, TP53 mutation frequently occurs in more than 80% cases of HGSC [23 24]. TP53 mutations result in an increased nonfunctional p53; this is referred to as a “p53 signature,” which is commonly identified in HGSC [22]. The increasing RRSO in the high-risk women and improved pathologic assessments would have enabled pathologists to detect more p53 signatures derived from TP53 mutation adjacent to serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) lesions [25]. Sectioning and Extensively Examining the Fimbriated End (SEE-FIM) protocol involves a meticulous examination of the fallopian tubes of high-risk women who undergo RRSO; it entails amputation of each fimbria at the infundibulum, longitudinal sectioning of the fimbria, and extensive cross-sectioning of the remainder of the tube at 2–3-mm intervals [26] (Fig. 1). STIC is now generally accepted as the earliest morphologically recognizable form of HGSC.

Fig. 1

Sectioning and extensive examination the fimbriated end protocol. (A) A fallopian tube demonstrating longitudinal sectioning of the fimbria and extensive cross-sectioning of the remainder of the tube at 2–3-mm intervals and (B) preparing cross-sections of the fallopian tube.

STIC and invasive tubal carcinoma were detected more frequently in patients who had a genetic predisposition to EOC; however, they were also detected in non-mutation carriers with HGSC, with a prevalence of 48‒75% [27 28 29 30]. According to the results of a recently published Gynecologic Oncology Group-0199 trial, occult, invasive, or serous tubal intraepithelial lesions were identified in 25 out of 966 high-risk women who underwent RRSO: 4.6%, 3.5%, and 0.5% of occult lesions were detected in women who had BRCA1 germline mutation, BRCA2 germline mutation, and were high-risk non-carriers, respectively [31]. More than 90% of these precancerous lesions were localized to the fimbrial end in both women who had BRCA germline mutations and in those who did not have the mutations [26 28 29]. The average time from STIC to HGSC was estimated as 6.5 (range, 1.4–10.7) years, and the time between the initiation of the HGSC and the development of peritoneal carcinomatosis appears to be very short in women with metastatic STIC lesions [32].

Although increasing evidences for the pathological association between STIC and HGSC are still observed, it is noteworthy that all HGSCs do not have tubal precancerous lesions. The possibility of non-tubal origin and an alternative carcinogenetic process persists, and further studies on ovarian tissue factors including hormonal milieu or ovulation are warranted.

Preventive effect of salpingectomy on ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancers

It is known that not only sterilization but also tubal ligation confers a decreased risk of EOC. Several meta-analyses have demonstrated an approximately 26–34% decrease in the risk of EOC in women undergoing tubal ligation [33 34 35 36 37]. This effect is more pronounced in endometrioid and clear cell tumors than in serous tumors. It has been understood that the location of the ligation near the utero-tubal junction prevents the retrograde transport and ovarian seeding of endometriotic cells, which has been consistently linked to endometrioid and clear cell tumors. On the contrary, the risk of serous tumors is considerably reduced by excisional tubal sterilization rather than non-excisional tubal sterilization. Several nationwide studies have reported that salpingectomy decreases the risk of ovarian cancer by 42–77% [38 39 40]. Lessard-Anderson et al. [38] suggested that compared to other sterilization methods, excisional sterilization may more effectively reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. They compared the number of tubal sterilization cases between 194 women with serous ovarian/peritoneal cancer and matched them with 388 controls. The rate of excisional tubal sterilization was lower in the cancer group than in the controls (2.6% vs. 6.4%), and the adjusted risk of serous ovarian/peritoneal cancer was decreased by 64% after excisional tubal sterilization compared to the risk after non-excisional tubal sterilization or no sterilization (odds ratios [ORs], 0.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.13–1.02). Similarly, Madsen et al. conducted a case-control study based on a nationwide registry (case group of ovarian cancer, n=13,241) [39]. They reported that tubal sterilization and bilateral salpingectomy reduce the risk of EOC by 13% and 42%, respectively (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78–0.98 and OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.36–0.95, respectively). Falconer et al. also revealed that salpingectomy for benign indications is associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer, in a national population-based cohort study [40]. Women who had previously undergone a salpingectomy (n=251,465) showed a significantly lower risk for ovarian cancer than that of women who had not undergone a salpingectomy (OR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.52–0.81). In particular, bilateral salpingectomy was associated with a 50% decreased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to unilateral salpingectomy (OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.17–0.73 and OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.56–0.91, respectively). Although the retrospective studies cannot confirm the causal relationship for prevention of ovarian cancer, these nationwide population-based results are quite noteworthy. In 2016, Yoon et al. [41] reported the results of a meta-analysis based on these nationwide population-based studies. The risks of ovarian cancer were compared between 3,509 women who underwent bilateral salpingectomy and 5,655,702 women who did not undergo salpingectomy. Bilateral salpingectomy was revealed to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by 49% (OR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.35–0.75; I²=0%).

Other position statements on prophylactic salpingectomy and its current state

Several professional gynecologic boards have carefully stated a favorable position of prophylactic salpingectomy at the time of benign gynecologic surgery or other intraperitoneal surgery [42 43 44 45 46 47] (Table 1). In 2013, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) stated the following: “For women at average risk of ovarian cancer, risk-reducing salpingectomy should also be discussed and considered with patients at the time of abdominal or pelvic surgery, hysterectomy or in lieu of tubal ligation” [43 44]. Subsequently, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also stated, in 2014 and 2015, respectively, that bilateral salpingectomy should be considered at the time of benign gynecologic surgery or other intraperitoneal surgery in women who have completed their families [45 46]. These societies supported that bilateral salpingectomy has a potential benefit to prevent ovarian cancer, with minimal procedure-related complications.

Table 1

Other position statements on prophylactic salpingectomy by professional gynecologic boards

Prophylactic salpingectomy is increasingly performed in many countries. In the United States, the rate of performing prophylactic salpingectomy with hysterectomy increased by 371% in 5 years (2008–2013) [48]. However, it was revealed that 45.5% of American physicians do not routinely perform prophylactic salpingectomy in real practice, and 69.4% of them said that they actually do not believe that salpingectomy exerts a preventive effect on ovarian cancer, in a survey study [49]. Although there is a wide discrepancy in the responses of physicians from European countries, 32.7–80% of physicians routinely perform prophylactic salpingectomy during benign gynecologic surgery [50 51 52]. In Austria, 70% (269/382) of the respondents stated that they would offer or discuss prophylactic salpingectomy in average-risk women undergoing gynecological surgery for benign indications, and that salpingectomy was the preferred method for surgical sterilization at the time of cesarean delivery [51 53]. Prophylactic salpingectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease was applied to women in 70–80% of institutions accredited by an academic society and in 50–65% of institutions not accredited by an academic society in Japan [54]. In China, the rate of bilateral salpingectomy increased threefold (from 22% to 60%) from 2007 to 2017 [55]. Corresponding data from Korea are unavailable.

Concerns regarding potential disadvantages of prophylactic salpingectomy

During salpingectomy, the fallopian tubes are typically resected from the fimbrial end to the uterine cornu. In particular, the fimbrial end should be completely removed, as most STICs originate from the fimbrial end. Some authors suggested that salpingectomy does not cause functional damage to the ovary, because the ovarian blood supply is guaranteed both by infundibulopelvic vessels and the ovarian branch of the uterine artery [56]. However, the potential disadvantages to the ovarian reserve owing to diminished ovarian arterial blood flow after salpingectomy are still debatable. Therefore, resection is performed at the posterior margin of the fallopian tubes, while conserving the mesosalpinx (Figs. 2 and 3).

Fig. 2

Laparoscopic salpingectomy. Fallopian tubes are resected from the fimbrial end to the uterine cornu. Careful resection is performed at the posterior margin of the fallopian tubes, while conserving the mesosalpinx.

Fig. 3

Schematic representation of salpingectomy.

1. Prophylactic salpingectomy during open and laparoscopic hysterectomy

It was reported that compared to hysterectomy alone, salpingectomy along with hysterectomy did adversely affect ovarian reserve. Morelli et al. [57] retrospectively compared the data of 79 women who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy along with bilateral salpingectomy with those of 79 women who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy alone. They reported that there was no significant difference between the 2 groups in the postoperative changes of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH, P=0.35), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH, P=0.15), antral follicle count (AFC, P=0.09), mean ovarian diameters (P=0.57), and peak systolic velocity (PSV, P=0.61). Similarly, the ovarian reserve-related factors including AMH were compared between women who underwent hysterectomy alone and those who underwent hysterectomy along with salpingectomy in almost all previous studies, and results consistent to those observed in the study by Morelli et al. [57] were reported [58 59 60 61]. However, limited evidence in terms of the short-term outcomes after salpingectomy exists, and no long-term outcome (such as an effect on actual menopausal timing) of this procedure has been reported. Many authors also showed that compared to hysterectomy alone, salpingectomy along with hysterectomy did not impair surgical outcomes including operation time, hemoglobin decrement, return to normal activity, and operation-related complications. Only Van Lieshout et al. [61] reported a significantly longer operation time in the group of women who underwent salpingectomy plus hysterectomy than in the group of women who underwent hysterectomy alone (2.0 [1.3–2.4] vs. 1.5 [1.3–2.1] hours, P=0.02).

Using a Markov Monte Carlo simulation model, Kwon et al. [62] proved that although salpingectomy along with hysterectomy was socioeconomically less expensive than hysterectomy alone ($11,044.32±1.56 vs. $11,206.52±29.81), it was more effective in terms of increased life expectancy (21.12±0.02 vs. 21.10±0.03 years). These results indicate that salpingectomy could be a life-saving procedure, in that it could decrease the risk of ovarian cancer and unplanned pregnancies in high-risk women. A recently published study with cost-effectiveness analysis showed that prophylactic salpingectomy along with laparoscopic hysterectomy would save nearly $24 million per year and could confer an additional 500 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) [63].

2. Prophylactic salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy

When technically feasible, vaginal hysterectomy remains the minimally invasive surgical option of choice for benign disease. However, salpingectomy during vaginal hysterectomy requires a different technical skill, and it is associated with a modest increase in operation-related complications. Therefore, a recent study demonstrated that in 16.5% of cases, salpingectomy is performed with vaginal hysterectomy, while in 55.8% of cases, salpingectomy is performed with hysterectomy via other routes [64]. Unfortunately, there is a lack of evidence for prophylactic salpingectomy in clinical procedures other than open and laparoscopic hysterectomy. Cadish et al. [65] suggested that salpingectomy with vaginal hysterectomy is a cost-effective strategy ($7,350.62 vs. $8,113.45) considering its cancer- preventive effect, although operation-related complications minimally increase with this procedure, compared to those observed with vaginal hysterectomy alone (7.95% vs. 7.68%).

3. Prophylactic salpingectomy during cesarean delivery

Tubal ligation has been performed in women who desire permanent sterilization at the time of cesarean delivery. Although there are limited data on prophylactic salpingectomy performed in pregnant women, evaluation of the feasibility and safety of this procedure in this setting is important in terms of prevention of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer. However, a careful surgical approach is required, because the increased vascular supply to the broad ligament and fallopian tubes during pregnancy can easily lead to vascular injury and blood loss (Fig. 4). Several randomized controlled trials showed that bilateral salpingectomy during cesarean delivery seems as safe as tubal ligation in terms of operation-related complications. Subramaniam et al. [66] enrolled women at 35 weeks of gestation or greater who desired permanent sterilization at the time of cesarean delivery, and randomized a total of 80 women after skin incision to bilateral salpingectomy or bilateral tubal ligation (n=40 per group). Bilateral salpingectomy required 15 more minutes than cesarean delivery alone did (75.4±29.1 vs. 60.0±23.3 minutes, P=0.004). However, no sterilization-related complications were observed in any of the groups. Ganer Herman et al. [67] also showed longer operation time in women who underwent bilateral salpingectomy than in those who did not undergo salpingectomy (66.0±20.5 vs. 52.0±15.8 minutes, P=0.01); however, the rates of operation-related complications and hemoglobin decrement were similar in the 2 groups. The authors stated that salpingectomy seems to be a safer alternative to tubal ligation in women who desire permanent sterilization, during a planned cesarean delivery.

Fig. 4

Salpingectomy during cesarean delivery. (A, B) The engorged vessels in the mesosalpinx and the broad ligament during pregnancy; (C) resection of the tubo-ovarian ligament and mesosalpinx as close as possible to the fallopian tube, with ligation of engorged tubal vessels; and (D) resection of the fallopian tube at the uterine cornu.

Conclusion

Current evidences support that the fallopian tube plays a major role in the carcinogenesis of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer, and that bilateral salpingectomy seems to be an effective risk-reducing option. With the increasing adoption of prophylactic salpingectomy, the rate of ovarian/fallopian/peritoneal cancer in the general population is expected to gradually decrease over time. Women not at a high risk for EOC who have completed their families should be carefully considered for prophylactic salpingectomy at the time of their scheduled gynecologic surgery. Further prospective trials for prophylactic salpingectomy in various clinical settings, including non-gynecologic surgery, are warranted.

Acknowledgements

For the creation and development of this position statement, the “Prophylactic Salpingectomy―Position Statement Committee” including Miseon Kim (committee's secretary), Young-Han Kim (KSMFM representative), Yong Beom Kim (affiliate of scientific committee in KSOG), Jayeon Kim (KSRM representative), Jae-Weon Kim (committee's chair), Mi Hye Park (affiliate of scientific committee in KSOG), Joo Hyun Park (KSGE representative), Jeong Ho Rhee (affiliate of scientific committee in KSOG), Myong Cheol Lim (KSGO representative), and Joon-Seok Hong (secretary of scientific committee in KSOG) was formed. The position statement was reviewed and approved by all committee members.

Notes

Conflict of interest: The authors, as members of the “Prophylactic Salpingectomy―Position Statement Committee,” are listed in the acknowledgements, and they declare no potential conflicts of interest. None of the authors received funding for the creation of this position statement.

This statement asserts the official position of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (KSOG), and is not a document with the aim of guiding decisions.

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Year	Associations or experts	Recommendations
2011	Royal Australian and New Zealand college of obstetricians and gynecologists [42]	Doctors should discuss the risks and benefits of bilateral salpingectomy with patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease.
2013	Society of Gynecologic Oncology [43 44]	For women at average risk of ovarian cancer, risk-reducing salpingectomy should also be discussed and considered at the time of abdominal or pelvic surgery, hysterectomy or in lieu of tubal ligation.
2014	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [45]	Women who are not at high risk for BRCA mutation and those who have completed their families should be carefully considered for prophylactic removal of the fallopian tubes with conservation of ovaries at the time of gynecological or other intraperitoneal surgery.
2015	American college of obstetricians and gynecologists [46]	Women at population-level risk of ovarian cancer who are undergoing ovary-sparing hysterectomy for benign indications should be offered bilateral salpingectomy to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer.
2015	Commission Ovary of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie [47]	During preoperative counseling prior to hysterectomy, all patients should be informed about the potential beneficial impact of opportunistic salpingectomy and the associated risks.