Review Article on Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis

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K. Grammatikakis E. Halkia K. Patsouras

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K. Grammatikakis
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology Program, “TZANEIO” General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece

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Introduction: Many advances have emerged in the management of peritoneal metastases of ovarian cancer origin, widely known as the most common gynaecological malignancy. This review is an update of the current management algorithm of peritoneal carcinomatosis of ovarian cancer, including screening methods, biomarkers and surgical techniques, in an effort to shed some light into this difficult to treat malignancy. Objective: To assess awareness in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) with peritoneal metastasis with updated therapeutic standpoints.

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Review Article

Publication history

Received: Tue 04, Oct 2022
Accepted: Tue 18, Oct 2022
Published: Fri 21, Oct 2022

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© 2023 K. Grammatikakis. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.COR.2022.04.03