Laparoscopic management of early ovarian and fallopian tube cancers: surgical and survival outcome.

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Output type: Journal article

Author list: Nezhat, Ezzati, Chuang, Shamshirsaz, Rahaman, Gretz

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication year: 2009

Volume number: 200

Issue number: 1

Start page: 83.e1

End page: 6

ISSN: 0002-9378

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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OBJECTIVE\nTo evaluate the role of laparoscopy for staging of early ovarian cancers.\nSTUDY DESIGN\nCase series conducted at the University Hospital with 36 patients who had presumed early-stage adnexal cancers. Laparoscopic staging/restaging was performed.\nRESULTS\nCases included 20 invasive epithelial tumors, 11 borderline tumors, and 5 nonepithelial tumors. Mean number of peritoneal biopsies, paraaortic nodes, and pelvic nodes were 6, 12.23, and 14.84, respectively. Eighty-three percent of the patients had laparoscopic omentectomy. On final pathology, 7 patients were upstaged. Postoperative complications included 1 small bowel obstruction, 2 pelvic lymphoceles, and 1 lymphocele cyst. Mean duration of follow-up is 55.9 months. Three patients had recurrences. All patients are alive without evidence of the disease.\nCONCLUSION\nThis represents 1 of the largest series and longest follow-ups of laparoscopic staging for early-stage adnexal tumors. Laparoscopic staging of these cancers appears to be feasible and comprehensive without compromising survival when performed by gynecologic oncologists experienced with advanced laparoscopy.

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