title: [Role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer].
abstract: Diagnostic potential of laparoscopy and treatment of ovarian cancer were evaluated using the findings of 322 examinations: (1) 248 patients with sonography-detected masses, 2-7 cm, in the small pelvis; (2) 54 cases of morphologically inconclusive data on clinically advanced tumor, and (3) 50 patients with ovarian carcinoma in clinical remission, following complex treatment. Owing to its high predictive value, laparoscopic surgery should be recommended for comprehensive diagnosis of small-size masses located in the small pelvis as possible early precursors of ovarian tumor; morphological verification of tumor process extent, and detection of preclinical recurrence of tumor in cases of failed non-invasive monitoring procedures such as ultrasound and CA-125 determination.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Post-Graduate Medical Education, Ministry of Health of the RF, St.Peterburg Municipal Oncology Clinic.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tsypurdeeva
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Urmancheeva
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Zel'dovich
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests