Abstract: Surgery plays a major role in ovarian cancers. Successful cytoreductive surgery is significantly associated with improved survival. As the disease load increases, the surgical complexity also increases. Complex surgical procedures require specialized training. This study aims to determine the need for complex surgical procedures in the management of epithelial ovarian cancers. A retrospective analysis of hospital records of cases of ovarian cancers, from May 2015 to June 2017 was done . 54 cases of surgically treated Epithelial Ovarian Cancers were taken for final analysis .Interval cytoreduction was the most common surgical procedure performed , accounting for 75.9% of cases. Optimal cytoreduction , defined as less than 1 cm residual disease , was achieved.............
Keywords: Complex Surgery, Interval cytoreduction, Optimal debulking, Ovarian cancer
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