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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1984;64:421-426
© 1984 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Second-Look Laparotomy in the Management of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma

An Evaluation of Fifty Cases

D. M. LUESLEY, MD, K. K. CHAN, MD, J. W. L. FIELDING, MD, R. HURLOW, MD, G. R. BLACKLEDGE, MD and J. A. JORDON, MD

From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery and Medicine, University of Birmingham, England.

Abstract

Fifty patients with ovarian cancer had a second-look laparotomy performed after chemotherapy. Complete histologie response was confirmed in 12 patients, microscopic disease was found in 12 patients, and macroscopic disease was found in 26 patients. Fifteen patients with macroscopic disease had total tumor clearance at second look. Surgical response to chemotherapy was found to correlate well with disease volume at the onset of chemotherapy. The operation is a safe, accurate technique for assessing the ovarian cancer patient. The findings and outcome probably depend upon the timing of the procedure. Any survival benefit from the operation remains to be proved.






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