title: Evaluation of staging, cytoreduction and second-look operation of 119 ovarian cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted on patients with ovarian cancer in order to evaluate survival.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 119 cases of ovarian cancer from January 1977 to December 1992 with observation until 1993.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the 119 cases, 70 (58.8%) presented epithelial carcinomas and 21 (17.6%) tumors of the sexual girdle/stroma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data were obtained from the medical records of the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistical analysis of survival time was based on the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test with the level of significance set at P < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients with a negative second look had a mean survival of 79.4 +/- 48.5 months versus 24.2 +/- 15.1 months for patients with a positive second look (P < 0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded that patients with a negative second look present a better prognosis compared to those with residual disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University (FMRP-USP), Brasil.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Murta
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bighetti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis