title: Treatment strategies of the borderline ovarian tumors.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to establish the role of surgical procedures, histologic type, and stage of the tumor on the survival rate of patients with borderline ovarian tumors in a 5 to 15 years of follow-up. Data reported in the literature have shown the low malignancy of this cancer and that only the stage, but not the pathological diagnosis, is significantly influencing the survival rate of the patients. After 5 years, the survival rate of patients with tumors of stage I to stage II is 98.2% (n=567) and 81.4% (n=46), respectively, with no statistical difference. After 5 years, survival rate between tumors of stage I to stage III is 98.2% (n=567) and 79.1% (n=96), respectively (p< 0.05). The data shows that for borderline ovarian tumors, a minimally invasive surgery is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Special Pelvic Surgery, Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, 1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti, 13. 40138 Bologna, Italy. bulletti@alma.unibo.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bulletti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albonetti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Talamo
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Reggiani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giacomucci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flamigni
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors