title: [The value of peritoneal cytology in the staging of ovarian cancer].
abstract: The results of peritoneal cytology obtained during primary surgery for stage I ovarian cancer and "second look" operations was assessed. Positive peritoneal smears were found in 10.7% of patients, while neoplastic cells were present in peritoneal fluid in 32.5% of cases. Of 144 patients undergoing "second look" surgery, positive cytology occurred in 55.5% of cases: in 26.4%--in peritoneal smears and in 29.1%--in peritoneal washings. Intraoperative peritoneal cytology was found to be a valuable diagnostic tool in early stage and minimal disease ovarian cancer.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Połoznictwa i Ginekologii Instytutu Połoznictwa i Chorób Kobiecych AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konefka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudziak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Rola badań cytologicznych w ocenie stopnia zaawansowania u chorych na raka jajnika.