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Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer

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Secord, AA; Sayer, R; Snyder, SA; Broadwater, G; Rodriguez, GC; Berchuck, A; Blackwell, K
Published in: Gynecologic Oncology
January 1, 1994

The role of the second-look laparotomy has become standard management in the patients with ovarian cancer without any objective evidence that it has a major impact on survival. In patients with early-stage disease, data on second-look surgery would suggest that there is very little, if any, benefit in patients who have had optimal full surgical staging and appropriate postoperative therapy. In advanced disease, even if the second-look laparotomy is negative, one-half will develop a recurrence. The role of the second-look laparotomy as a secondary debulking procedure has been suggested by some but appears to be beneficial in only a small subset of patients-less than 10%. In patients being treated on protocol, a second-look laparotomy has become the gold standard for determining effectiveness of a specific treatment being evaluated and would tend to be justified in this group to increase our knowledge and hopefully arrive at a better postsurgical therapy. © 1994 by Academic Press, Inc.

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Published In

Gynecologic Oncology

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ISSN

0090-8258

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

55

Issue

3

Start / End Page

S122 / S127

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Secord, A. A., Sayer, R., Snyder, S. A., Broadwater, G., Rodriguez, G. C., Berchuck, A., & Blackwell, K. (1994). Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 55(3), S122–S127. https://doi.org/10.1006/gyno.1994.1350
Secord, A. A., R. Sayer, S. A. Snyder, G. Broadwater, G. C. Rodriguez, A. Berchuck, and K. Blackwell. “Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer.” Gynecologic Oncology 55, no. 3 (January 1, 1994): S122–27. https://doi.org/10.1006/gyno.1994.1350.
Secord AA, Sayer R, Snyder SA, Broadwater G, Rodriguez GC, Berchuck A, et al. Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 1994 Jan 1;55(3):S122–7.
Secord, A. A., et al. “Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer.” Gynecologic Oncology, vol. 55, no. 3, Jan. 1994, pp. S122–27. Scopus, doi:10.1006/gyno.1994.1350.
Secord AA, Sayer R, Snyder SA, Broadwater G, Rodriguez GC, Berchuck A, Blackwell K. Second-look laparotomy in ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 1994 Jan 1;55(3):S122–S127.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gynecologic Oncology

DOI

ISSN

0090-8258

Publication Date

January 1, 1994

Volume

55

Issue

3

Start / End Page

S122 / S127

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis