Open AccessPalliative surgical approach in advanced nonresponsive mucinous ovarian cancer: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Agarwal Mb,
Ritesh Kumar,
Noor Topno,
Shweta Mishra,
Ashish Dhirasaria,
Ahanthem Santa Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.179603
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudomyxoma peritonei , mucinous cystadenocarcinoma , ovarian cancer , general surgery , cystadenocarcinoma , oncology , ovary , cancer , appendix , paleontology , biology
Advanced mucinous ovarian cancer is a separate entity and has different biological behaviour. There is a wide range of therapeutic challenges and dilemmas in the management of these patients. The authors present a case of advanced ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma with pseudomyxoma peritonei who had poor response to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This case is highlighted to emphasize the challenges in the decision making for the management of advanced mucinous ovarian cancer.