title: Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) consensus review for mucinous ovarian carcinoma.
abstract: Mucinous carcinomas of the ovary can be primary or metastatic in origin. Improvements in the pathological diagnosis have increased the ability to distinguish between primary and metastatic ovarian cancers and shown that primary mucinous carcinomas are a rare subtype of ovarian cancer. Most tumors are diagnosed at an early stage, and the prognosis after surgery is good. Advanced or recurrent mucinous carcinoma of the ovary responds poorly to current cytotoxic treatments, and the prognosis is poor. Here, we review the guidelines for surgery and the results of treatment of advanced and recurrent disease. Chemotherapy with platinum and paclitaxel is currently used to treat advanced disease, but the effect of these drugs is modest, and new treatments are needed.
authors.affiliation: *UCL Cancer Institute and UCL Hospitals, London UK; †Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT; ‡University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; §IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy; ∥The Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, New South Wales, Australia; ¶Gynecologic Oncology Center, Kiel, Germany; #Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; **Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ††Paris Descartes University, Cochin-Hôtel Dieu, Paris; ‡‡Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada; and §§MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ledermann
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luvero
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mangili
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedlander
authors.forename: Jacobus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pfisterer
authors.forename: Mansoor R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Jae-Weon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alexandre
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oza
authors.forename: Jubilee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical