title: [Clinical analysis of 9 cases of the normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate clinical features, diagnostic criteria, treatment methods of a clinically rare "normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome".
  
  
  METHODS
  Histologic slices of 9 cases of the normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome from 1990 to 1996 were retrospectively reviewed. Six of the 9 cases were extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma(EPSPC). The other 3 cases were serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary (2 cases) and metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown origin (1 case). All the patients received optimal cytoreductive surgery combined with multiple courses of effective adjuvant chemotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients with EPSPC survived for 84 months and 72 months respectively up to Dec., 1997. The average survival time of the 7 patients who died of their diseases was 16.5 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For the normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome, surgical resection is the first choice of treatment, and postoperative chemotherapy is essential to obtain better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Lan-qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xin-guo
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome