title: Postchemotherapy histopathological evaluation of ovarian carcinoma: a 40-case study.
abstract: Ovarian carcinomas are conventionally treated with primary debulking surgery followed by chemotherapy. Nowadays neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery is an upcoming treatment modality for ovarian carcinoma. This study highlights the histopathological changes observed after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Present study is a 40-case study stressing five histological parameters: residual tumour, fibrosis, necrosis, inflammation, and psammoma bodies. All these parameters carry prognostic significance and they are easily reproducible. Fleiss kappa statistics were used to measure intraobserver agreement between pathologists which was found to be substantial to almost perfect with κ ranging between 0.621 and 1.00. This study highlights easily reproducible parameters and their incorporation in histopathology report, thus helping in patient management.
authors: Department of Pathology, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab 151203, India.
authors: Kanwardeep Kaur
authors: KK
authors: Tiwana
authors: Department of Pathology, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab 151203, India.
authors: Sarita
authors: S
authors: Nibhoria
authors: Department of Pathology, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab 151203, India.
authors: Manmeet
authors: M
authors: Kaur
authors: Department of Pathology, GGS Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab 151203, India.
authors: Tanvi
authors: T
authors: Monga
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, GGS Medical College, Faridkot 151203, India.
authors: Ratika
authors: R
authors: Gupta