Prognostic influence of delays between exploratory and definitive laparotomy in the treatment of malignant ovarian tumors |
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| Authors: | R. Lehner S. Szabo N. Goharkhy S. Jirecek B. Tringler P. Sevelda |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pathology – Box B-216, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver CO 80262, USA e-mail: Rainer.Lehner@akh-wien.ac.at Tel.: +1 303-324 5486, Fax: +1-303-743 4075, US;(2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vienna Medical School, Austria, AT;(3) Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Los Angeles County University of Southern California,;(4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital Lainz, Vienna, Austria, AT |
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Background: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate whether a delay between a preliminary exploratory laparotomy and a definitive staging laparotomy and interval chemotherapy between the two operations affected the prognosis of ovarian cancer. Methods: Of 504 patients with malignant tumors of the ovary who were treated at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 1980 and 1993, there were 24 who had a delayed definitive staging laparotomy. Results: Sixteen patients did not have chemotherapy between their two operations. After definitive laparotomy, 13 patients (54.2%) were free of disease and 11 patients had residual disease (45.8%). Conclusions: The value of chemotherapy between preliminary and definitive laparotomy in halting tumor growth was not demonstrated by the results of our analysis. Received: 5 May 2000 / Accepted: 10 August 2000 |
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| Keywords: | Delayed definitive laparotomy in ovarian cancer |
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