title: Surgery in advanced borderline tumors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrone
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pella
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rabaiotti
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Marzi
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mangili
mesh_terms: 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