Surgery in advanced borderline tumors.
Our retrospective study evaluates the role of conservative surgery, performed in 10 of 22 patients affected by advanced stage serous borderline ovarian tumor. Although patients who underwent conservative surgery had a higher recurrence rate (60% after conservative surgery and 8% after radical surgery), all patients are alive without evidence of disease.
Viganò
Riccardo
R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
Petrone
Micaela
M
Pella
Francesca
F
Rabaiotti
Emanuela
E
De Marzi
Patrizia
P
Mangili
Giorgia
G
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies