[What is new in the surgical treatment of pelvic gynecologic cancers?]

Bull Cancer. 2006 Jan;93(1):43-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

General tendency of modern cancerology is the research of adequacy between extent of disease and treatments. This concept is of course valid for gynaecology and we saw these last months the promising results of fertility-sparing surgery: in initial cervical cancers and in ovarian cancer with good prognosis. Actual Studies should define a clear attitude in patient less than 40 with initial endometrial cancer. At the same time, the development of laparoscopic surgery has continued in cervical cancer staging. If use of sentinel node in endometrial or vulvar cancers remains discussed as for its reliability, importance of staging was stressed for cervical cancer and initial ovarian cancer. Laparoscopic surgery is confirmed in patient at risk with endometrial cancer but it is necessary to stress efforts of French teams which still push back the technical limits of laparoscopic approach like pelvic exenteration or intra-peritoneal chemohyperthermia in advanced ovarian cancer. The adventure continues....

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • France
  • Genital Neoplasms, Female / drug therapy
  • Genital Neoplasms, Female / surgery*
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / trends
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced
  • Infusions, Parenteral
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Laparoscopy / trends
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents