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Predictors of recurrent disease after negative second‐look laparotomy for epithelial ovarian cancer
Author(s) -
Ayhan Ali,
Urman Bulent,
Yarali Hakan,
Yüce Kunter,
Ayhan Ayşe
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930440212
Subject(s) - laparotomy , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , epithelial ovarian cancer , ovarian cancer , disease , surgery , cancer , gastroenterology , oncology , paleontology , biology
Twenty‐four patients with epithelial ovarian cancer who had negative second‐look laparotomy (SLL) were assessed in regard to recurrent disease. Four patients showed recurrence 11–36 months after negative SLL. All four patients had advanced stage and grade III tumors, with two having residual tumors greater than 1 cm in diameter after initial laparotomy. We believe that patients with advanced stage and high‐grade tumors should receive some kind of treatment after negative SLL.