The impact of hysterectomy on oncological outcomes in postmenopausal patients with borderline ovarian tumors: A multicenter retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: Data about the oncological outcomes in women with borderline ovarian tumor (BOT) undergoing uterine-sparing surgery without ovarian preservation are poor. We aimed to assess the oncological outcomes in women with BOT undergoing uterine-sparing surgery without ovarian preservation. A multi-center observational retrospective cohort study was performed including all consecutive postmenopausal patients who underwent surgical treatment for BOT at three tertiary level referral centers for gynecologic oncology from January 2005 to December 2016. Patients were divided into two groups for comparisons: patients undergoing hysterectomy (hysterectomy group) and patients undergoing uterine-sparing surgery (no hysterectomy group). Study outcomes were disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), d

SUBMITTER: Raimondo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647053 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature