Secondary cytoreduction in recurrent ovarian cancer- experience from a tertiary care centre in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ovarian cancer is a disease that presents in advanced stage, due to the absence of any specific or overtly dramatic symptoms. The standard of care is primary debulking surgery, followed by chemotherapy. Ovarian cancer recurrence treatment is very challenging and there is always a debate between cytoreduction vs chemotherapy.

Methods

The electronic medical records of all patients who underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery for recurrent ovarian cancer between January 2011 and December 2019 were retrieved the patients with platinum sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer who underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery in our department during this time period were included.

Results

A total of 52 patients underwent secondary cytoreductive surgery for recurrent ov

SUBMITTER: Bhati P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11325282 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature