Surgical management of recurrent ovarian cancer. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. The majority of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who experience a clinical remission after initial surgery will develop a recurrence. The optimal management for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer remains to be defined. Chemotherapy is frequently used with varying response rates. Repeat surgical cytoreduction appears to offer a survival benefit for select patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and should be considered. Surgery also plays a role in the palliation of certain patients. Continued investigations, especially randomized trials, are needed to further define the optimal treatment modalities for these patients.

publication date

  • April 1, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Ovarian Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 62949163716

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2008.12.002

PubMed ID

  • 19332245

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 2