title: Splenectomy in patients with advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer: open and laparoscopic surgical techniques and clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230, USA. peramire@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Pedro T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dos Reis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007813:Laparotomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome