title: [Ovarian cancer and the surgeon's knife. Early cancer of the ovary].
abstract: The surgical aspect of ovarian cancer, based on the author's personal experience upon several hundreds patients and on the literature data, has been reviewed. Primary laparotomy is the cornerstone of the management of early stage ovarian cancer. This should include removal of the tumour and staging laparotomy. Better understanding of the tumour biological behavior is important to make a firm decision on conservative surgery in young patients with unilateral tumour who desire preservation of fertility. Rutin second-look laparotomy does not seem to be indicated in early stage disease.
authors.affiliation: Országos Onkológiai Intézet, Nögyógyászati, Onkológiai Osztály, Budapest.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bösze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*