Evaluation of staging, cytoreduction and second-look operation of 119 ovarian cancer patients.
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.
Murta
E F
EF
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, São Paulo University (FMRP-USP), Brasil.
de Andrade
J M
JM
de Freitas
M M
MM
Bighetti
S
S
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