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ReviewCancer diagnosis & prognosis

The Significance of Peritoneal Washing as a Prognostic Indicator for Ovarian Cancer Patients.

Christina Christou, Sevasti-Effraimia Krouskou, Antonios Koutras, Thomas Ntounis, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Asimina Valsamaki, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Sotirios Sotiriou, Kyriakos Konis, Panagiotis Symeonidis and 5 more

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15 authors.

Christina ChristouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Sevasti-Effraimia KrouskouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Antonios Koutras1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens 'ALEXANDRA', Athens, Greece.
Thomas Ntounis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens 'ALEXANDRA', Athens, Greece.
Zacharias Fasoulakis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens 'ALEXANDRA', Athens, Greece.
Asimina ValsamakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larisa, Larissa, Greece.
Vasilios PergialiotisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Sotirios SotiriouDepartment of Embryology, University Hospital of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Kyriakos KonisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Arta, Arta, Greece.
Panagiotis SymeonidisUniversity General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Athina A SamaraDepartment of Embryology, University Hospital of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Athanasios PagkalosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Xanthi, Xanthi, Greece.
Athanasios ChionisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laiko General hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Georgios Daskalakis1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital of Athens 'ALEXANDRA', Athens, Greece.
Emmanuel N KontomanolisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimDuring ovarian cancer (OC) debulking surgery, the surgeon can examine the peritoneal cavity for malignant cancer cells with peritoneal washing (PW) cytology. The goal of this study was to examine the significance of peritoneal washing as a prognostic indicator for ovarian cancer patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsInformation considering the prognostic factors of OC and their impact in PW's result was collected, compared, and combined.

resultsOmental metastasis, tumor type, tumor invasion, tumor size, tumor grade/ stage, tumor's cytoreduction, and recurrence affect both the peritoneal washing result and the patient's prognosis. The correlation that most of the above factors have with a positive PW and dismal prognosis, led us to the assumption that PW has a significance as a prognostic indicator.

conclusionThe significance of PW as a prognostic indicator remains an assumption.

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debulking surgeryOvarian cancerperitoneal metastasisperitoneal washing

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PMID36060022
PMCPMC9425574

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