title: Predictors of recurrent disease after negative second-look laparotomy for epithelial ovarian cancer.
abstract: Twenty-four patients with epithelial ovarian cancer who had negative second-look laparotomy (SLL) were assessed in regard to recurrent disease. Four patients showed recurrence 11-36 months after negative SLL. All four patients had advanced stage and grade III tumors, with two having residual tumors greater than 1 cm in diameter after initial laparotomy. We believe that patients with advanced stage and high-grade tumors should receive some kind of treatment after negative SLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Urman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yüce
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors