title: [Comparative study of 15 borderline tumors and 31 cancers of the ovaries. Epidemiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects].
abstract: 46 epithelial tumours of the ovary were seen over a period of 5 years. These tumours could be subdivided into 15 borderline tumours and 31 invasive cancers. An epidemiological study did not make it possible to find special factors in relationship to these two types. Studying the circumstances under which diagnoses were made demonstrated the value of considering: pain, ultrasound pictures and cytology from the Pouch of Douglas. It is essential to carry out laparotomy in every case of an organic tumour of the ovary. It is only by histological examination that it is possible to tell whether a tumour is borderline of invasive. A protocol for carrying out treatment is suggested. The results confirm the excellent prognosis for borderline tumours and the seriousness of other epithelial cancers of the ovary.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Etude comparative de 15 tumeurs frontières et 31 cancers de l'ovaire. Aspects épidémiologiques, diagnostiques et thérapeutiques.