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When Should Surgical Cytoreduction in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Take Place
Journal of Oncology, 10/30/09

Martinek IE et al. – Initial surgical management is commonly accepted to date as paramount in the treatment of women presenting with epithelial ovarian cancer and permits the assessment of the disease (staging), the histological confirmation of disease type and grade, and the practice of maximal debulking preceding platinum–based chemotherapy. Many studies have shown that the volume of residual disease after initial surgical cytoreduction inversely correlates with survival.

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Prognostic Impact of Additional Extended Surgical Procedures in Advanced-Stage Primary Ovarian Cancer
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Peritoneal carcinomatosis and liver metastases from colorectal cancer treated with cytoreductive surgery perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy and liver resection
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Inter- and intrapatients comparison of WHO grade II glioma kinetics before and after surgical resection
Neurosurgical Review, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Lymph Node Metastases in Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Cytoreductive surgery and modified heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer ? 12-year single center experience
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 64%