title: [Conservative treatment of patients with borderline ovarian tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to characterise group of patients with borderline tumours undergoing surgical treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis included 83 patients with ovarian tumours of borderline malignancy at stage Ia, operated in the Gynaecological Department of Medical University of Gdańsk between 1978-1997. The study takes into account comparison of: age of patients, type of surgery, tumour pathology, post surgical treatment. Furthermore, long term follow up was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the group of 83 patients with stage Ia 37 ware treated with conservative surgery, 46 underwent radical treatment. Postsurgical chemical treatment was not applied. Three patients had to be reoperated because of neoplasm disease recurrence. 8 patients were died from reasons not connected with main disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative surgery is proper treatment for young women with borderline ovary tumours in stage Ia. For older, perimenopausal women TAH with BSO without additional chemotherapy is suggested.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Połoznictwa i Ginekologii Akademi Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makarewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klasa-Mazurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies