Surgical Treatment Of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Objective of the study. Review of studies of surgical treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer. Materials and Methods. The results of the most significant publications over the past 30 years are analyzed. Results. The article discusses indications for secondary cytoreductive surgery and its results, and prognostic models, assessing the possibility of complete secondary cytoreduction. Conclusion. According to the retrospective data, secondary cytoreductive surgery increases overall survival in selected patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Selection criteria include platinum-sensitive recurrence, the prospects for further chemotherapy, the presence of one or several recurrent tumors. Secondary cytoreductive surgery is rational when all macroscopic tumor is removed.