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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hannan Javed, M.D.[2]
Overview
Surgical intervention is the mainstay of management of epithelial ovarian tumors. Surgery must be done for the purpose of staging and maybe treatment according to the stage of the tumor. Surgical management of the epithelial ovarian tumors, for the purpose of treatment, classified to two categories according to the preference of the patient to preserve the ovary or not.
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of management of epithelial ovarian tumors:[1][2][3][4]
- Surgery is indicated for the purpose of staging and maybe treatment according to the stage of the tumor.[5]
- Surgical management of the epithelial ovarian tumors, for the purpose of treatment, classified to two categories according to the preference of the patient to preserve the ovary or not.
- Nonsurgical management may be considered in those with tumors smaller than 6 cm, especially those who is planning to get pregnant.[6]
- Surgery increses the risk of band adhesion formation that may be associated with future fertility in women.
- Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:[6]
- Tumor size larger than 6 cm
- No plans for future pregnancy
- Post-menopausal women
References
- ↑ Stage I Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors . http://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/hp/ovarian-germ-cell-treatment-pdq#section/_33. URL Accessed on Nov 5, 2015
- ↑ Stage II Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors . http://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/hp/ovarian-germ-cell-treatment-pdq#section/_43. URL Accessed on Nov 5, 2015
- ↑ Stage III Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors . http://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/hp/ovarian-germ-cell-treatment-pdq#section/_54. URL Accessed on Nov 5, 2015
- ↑ Stage IV Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors . http://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/hp/ovarian-germ-cell-treatment-pdq#section/_65. URL Accessed on Nov 5, 2015
- ↑ Gershenson, David M. (2007). "Management of Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25 (20): 2938–2943. doi:10.1200/JCO.2007.10.8738. ISSN 0732-183X.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Caspi, Benjamin; Appelman, Zvi; Rabinerson, David; Zalel, Yaron; Tulandi, Togas; Shoham, Zeev (1997). "The growth pattern of ovarian dermoid cysts: a prospective study in premenopausal and postmenopausal women". Fertility and Sterility. 68 (3): 501–505. doi:10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00228-8. ISSN 0015-0282.
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