Surgical staging in early ovarian carcinoma: Garcia-Soto et al

摘要

The American Cancer Society predicted that nearly 22,000 new cases of ovarian cancer would occur in the United States during 2011. In comparison, it was expected that 232,620 cases of breast cancer, 221,130 cases of lung cancer, and 101,340 cases of colon cancer would be diagnosed. Thus, ovarian cancer constitutes a minority of the malignancies occurring in our country. Most cases are advanced upon discovery and require extensive surgery followed by chemotherapy; the outcome is often fatal. However, in approximately 25% of cases, we are lucky enough to diagnose ovarian cancer in an early stage when the prognosis is much better. At that point, it is the surgeon's task to determine the extent of microscopic disease so that appropriate adjuvant treatment can be recommended.