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ArticleCytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology2022

Clinicopathological prognostic parameters in patients with tubo-ovarian carcinoma effusions.

Ben Davidson, Mari Bunkholt Elstrand

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Article in Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Molecular characteristics of tubo-ovarian carcinosarcoma at different anatomic locations.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2024
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  2. Clinicopathological prognostic parameters in patients with tubo-ovarian carcinoma effusions.Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology · 2022
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Ben DavidsonDepartment of Pathology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3332-8427
Mari Bunkholt ElstrandDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NO

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Abstract

objectiveTo analyse the predictive and prognostic role of clinicopathological parameters in patients with tubo-ovarian carcinoma and malignant effusion.

methodsA retrospective series of 700 malignant peritoneal (n = 610) and pleural (n = 90) effusions from 558 patients was revised for histotype based on the 2014 World Health Organization criteria. The role of clinicopathological parameters in determining outcome was assessed.

resultsThe majority of specimens (597 effusions from 473 patients) were high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSC), followed by low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC; 48 effusions, 37 patients), clear cell carcinoma (CCC; 23 effusions, 19 patients) and carcinosarcoma (CS; 16 effusions, 16 patients). Patients with CCC and CS had the shortest, those with HGSC intermediate, and those with LGSC longest overall and progression-free survival (both P < 0.001). For patients with HGSC, older age (P = 0.002), more advanced FIGO stage (IV vs III; P < 0.001), delayed/no surgery (P < 0.001), larger residual disease volume (RD; P < 0.001), non-complete response to chemotherapy at diagnosis (P < 0.001), and primary platinum resistance (P < 0.001) were associated with shorter overall survival. In Cox multivariate analysis, FIGO stage (P = 0.002) and primary platinum resistance (P < 0.001) were independent prognosticators. Significant association was additionally found for parameters analysed for progression-free survival in HGSC (previous chemotherapy: P = 0.029; age: P = 0.046; FIGO stage, upfront therapy, RD: P < 0.001), of which previous chemotherapy, upfront therapy, and RD were independent prognosticators (all P < 0.001).

conclusionsThe vast majority of malignant effusions in patients with tubo-ovarian carcinoma are derived from serous carcinoma or related tumours, such as CS. Histology is a powerful prognostic factor in this patient group, as are established clinical parameters.

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CarcinomaCystadenocarcinoma, SerousOvarian NeoplasmsPleural Effusion, MalignantBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansPlatinumPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBiomarkers, TumorPlatinumchemotherapyhigh-grade serous carcinomamalignant effusionsurgerysurvivaltubo-ovarian carcinoma

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PMCPMC9324064
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