Laparoscopy in staging, follow-up, and restaging of ovarian carcinoma.
Laparoscopy was systematically employed for the study of 143 cases of primary ovarian tumor in the various phases of staging, treatment, follow-up, and restaging. We found that laparoscopy allowed a more precise staging if used before laparotomy. Verification of response at any time in the course of therapy was readily achieved by laparoscopy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*