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Outcomes After Conservative Treatment of Advanced-Stage Serous Borderline Tumors of the Ovary
Conservative Surgery Safe in Advanced-Stage Serous LMPOT
C Uzan, A Kane, A Rey, S Gouy, P Duvillard, P Morice
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2010 Jan 1
Ann Oncol
Outcomes After Conservative Treatment of Advanced-Stage Serous Borderline Tumors of the Ovary
Ann Oncol. 2010 Jan 1;21(1):55-60, C Uzan, A Kane, A Rey, S Gouy, P Duvillard, P Morice
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
The main purpose of conservative treatment for young patients with low-malignant-potential ovarian tumors (LMPOT) is to preserve fertility. Yet few studies of conservative treatment for advanced-stage LMPOT include fertility outcomes, and the safety of conservative treatment in these patients is still open to debate. In the current study, Uzan et al report recurrence rates, survival rates, and fertility outcomes on the largest series of patients treated conservatively for advanced-stage (stage II...
