[Significance of second look surgery in the therapy of ovarian cancer].
Second look surgery (SLO) has two kinds of significance in therapy of ovarian cancer. One is a diagnostic value in persistence or not of ovarian cancer. The other is a second cytoreductive surgery. SLO as a diagnostic value is very much valuable to determine prognosis and therapies. On the other hand, SLO as a second cytoreductive surgery prolonged survival periods, however did not affect long term survival rate. Hence, their significance of SLO is not established to acquired good prognosis in long term.
Sasaki
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Dept. of Obstet. & Gynecol., Jikei Med. Univ. School of Med.
Ochiai
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Terashima
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate
D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin