Evaluation of staging, cytoreduction and second-look operation of 119 ovarian cancer patients

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted on patients with ovarian cancer in order to evaluate survival. Design: A retrospective study of 119 cases of avarian cancer from January 1977 to December 1992 with observation until 1993. Location: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University. Participants: Of the 119 cases, 70 (58.8 percent) presented epithelial carcinomas and 21 (17.6 percent) tumors of the sexual girdle/stroma. Data source: The data were obtained from the medical records of the patients. Measurement: Statistical analysis of survival time was based on the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test with the level of significance set at P < 0.05. Results: The patients with a negative second look had a mean survival of 79.4 + 48.5 months versus 24.2 + 15.1 months for patients with a positive second look (P < 0.02). Conclusions: It is concluded that patients with a negative second lool present a better prognosis compared to those with residual disease.