Cytoreductive Surgery With Peritonectomy in Patients With Ovarian Cancer: Technical Aspects and Immediate Results

Abstract

Results of numerous retrospective studies have confirmed that the degree of cytoreduction and the size of the residual tumor after the primary surgery are the most important factors affecting overall life expectancy as well as the time to progression in patients with ovarian cancer (OC). The article presents the immediate results of the first 16 extensive cytoreductive surgeries in advanced OC performed at the Oncogynecology Department of the N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology.