Multidisciplinary management of the elderly patient with ovarian cancer.
The management of ovarian cancer in the aged patient is multifaceted. Diagnosis may be difficult and delayed, and aggressive surgery is often compromised. Multimodality therapy is desirable, but may have to be modified. The primary physician, surgeon, gynecologist, and medical oncologist must thoroughly understand the disease and how it effects the elderly patient.
D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012086:Reoperation