title: Role of cul-de-sac aspiration cytology in the management and follow-up of patients with ovarian carcinoma. A preliminary report.
abstract: In a pilot study involving 44 patients on combined chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian carcinoma, cul-de-sac aspiration cytology was compared with second-look surgery in the evaluation of disease status. There was a 92% correlation. Our preliminary conclusion was that an aspirate from the cul-de-sac or peritoneal cavity can be obtained with ease and that if this finding is confirmed in a larger series now in progress, the procedure may in part replace second-look operations in the management of these patients.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation