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Diagnosis and Management of Peritoneal Metastases from Ovarian Cancer

Author(s) -

Evgenia Halkia,

John Spiliotis,

Paul H. Sugarbaker

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

gastroenterology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1687-630X

pISSN - 1687-6121

DOI - 10.1155/2012/541842

Subject(s) - medicine , cytoreductive surgery , hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy , ovarian cancer , epithelial ovarian cancer , intraperitoneal chemotherapy , chemotherapy , metastasis , oncology , general surgery , cancer , surgery

The management and the outcome of peritoneal metastases or recurrence from epithelial ovarian cancer are presented. The biology and the diagnostic tools of EOC peritoneal metastasis with a comprehensive approach and the most recent literatures data are discussed. The definition and the role of surgery and chemotherapy are presented in order to focuse on the controversial points. Finally, the paper discusses the new data about the introduction of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

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