Surgery in advanced borderline tumors

Fertil Steril. 2010 Aug;94(3):1163-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.033. Epub 2009 Dec 29.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / epidemiology
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / pathology
  • Cystadenoma, Serous / surgery*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / prevention & control
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / epidemiology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Ovariectomy / methods*
  • Ovariectomy / rehabilitation
  • Ovariectomy / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies