En-block cytoreduction for advanced ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT: The standard treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer is cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy (du Bois et al., 2005). This type of cancer expands through the peritoneum, which is the thin and continuous epithelial layer covering the abdominopelvic cavity and abdominal organs. Several separate procedures in the lower and upper abdomen are necessary for complete cytoreduction (Phillips et al., 2018). Considering the continuity of the peritoneum, these procedures could potentially take the form of an en-block specimen (Kalra et al., 2021). This approach is technically quite challenging and needs excellent understanding of the anatomy. Our aim is to present the feasibility of removing one en-block specimen, composed of multiple excisions and

SUBMITTER: Pandraklakis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10120354 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature