Clinical features of 215 stage I ovarian tumors in Japanese women.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
; 31(4): 395-8, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Differences of the clinical features of Stage I borderline ovarian tumors and Stage I ovarian cancer need to be clarified.METHODS:
We retrospectively investigated 215 patients with Stage I ovarian tumors (67 with borderline tumors and 148 with ovarian cancer) treated between 1988 and 2001.RESULTS:
Only one patient with a borderline tumor developed recurrence, while recurrence was found in 20 patients with Stage I ovarian cancer. There was a significant difference in the recurrence rate between patients with Stage Ia or Ib ovarian cancer and those with Stage Ic cancer (p = 0.007). Clear cell adenocarcinoma showed a higher recurrence rate. Among our patients with recurrence, only five in whom the recurrent tumor could be surgically resected are currently alive and disease-free.CONCLUSIONS:
This study confirmed the low aggressiveness of Stage I borderline ovarian tumors and high aggressiveness of Stage Ic ovarian cancer or clear cell adenocarcinoma. In patients with recurrence, surgical resection may improve survival.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón