title: Surgery in ovarian cancer.
abstract: The role of surgery in the management of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer is reviewed. The data to support primary and secondary cytoreduction are summarized. The role of second-look surgery and of surgery in the palliation of ovarian cancer is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Boardman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D024162:Second-Look Surgery