title: Surgical management of women with ovarian cancer.
abstract: Ovarian carcinoma remains a leading cause of cancer-related death among women. Proper treatment of ovarian cancer begins with a thorough staging operation and attempt to totally debulk tumor sites. Despite even maximal surgical efforts, most patients with ovarian cancer require systemic or intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Even though aggressive therapies are effective for the treatment of ovarian cancer, recurrence of the disease is common and often necessitates salvage surgical procedures and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40504, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: DePriest
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care