The Role of Secondary Surgery in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Autor: Lorusso, D., Mancini, M., Di Rocco, R., Fontanelli, R., Raspagliesi, F.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: International Journal of Surgical Oncology.
ISSN: 2090-1402
DOI: 10.1155/2012/613980
Popis: Despite optimal treatment (complete cytoreduction and adjuvant chemotherapy), 5-year survival for advanced ovarian cancer is approximately 30% and most patients succumb to their disease. Cytoreductive surgery is accepted as a major treatment of primary ovarian cancer but its role in recurrent disease is controversial and remains a field of discussion mainly owing to missing data from prospective randomized trials. A critical review of literature evidence on secondary surgery in recurrent ovarian cancer will be described.
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