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SynthesisUpdates in surgery2013

The role of cytoreductive surgery in advanced-stage ovarian cancer: a systematic review.

Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Ilaria Marilli, Melissa Lodato, Alessandro Tropea, Antonio Cianci

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Synthesis in Updates in surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Salvatore Giovanni VitaleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiological Sciences, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, University of Catania, Catania, Italy, vitalesalvatore@hotmail.com.
Ilaria Marilli
Melissa Lodato
Alessandro Tropea
Antonio Cianci
University of Catania · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has already been proven that ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women, and it is considered the leading cause of death by gynecologic cancer in developed countries. This article is a literature review based on the use of cytoreductive surgery matched with adjuvant chemotherapy in advanced-stage ovarian cancer. According to the statistics, the difficulty of obtaining an early diagnosis results in a delay in the disease treatment and as a consequence, in many cases, ovarian cancer is still diagnosed in the advanced stage of the disease. Primary surgery is performed, in addition to diagnosis and staging, to achieve optimal cytoreduction. The purpose of this article is to review the different surgical approaches in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer, specifically the high-stage disease, with a special concentration on the most recent therapeutic additions to our current knowledge, such as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and new therapeutic drugs. Surgical treatment still plays a pivotal role in the management of advanced-stage ovarian cancer. Complete cytoreduction continues to be, when feasible, the objective to be attempted in the surgical treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. Obviously, the success of the operation depends on numerous factors, including patient selection, the locations of tumors, and surgeon expertise. To offer patients the best possible outcome with the least accompanying morbidity, strong consideration should be given to the referral of such patients to expert care centers for primary surgery, because it may be the best means currently available for improving overall survival.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID23653397
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