Case 2 – Multiple cytoreductive surgeries for metastatic advanced ovarian cancer: a case report

 

Authors

  • C. Marchetti Department of Gynaecological and Obstetrical Sciences and Urological Sciences, Università di Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy.
  • A. Musella Department of Gynaecological and Obstetrical Sciences and Urological Sciences, Università di Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy.
  • C. Sassu Department of Gynaecological and Obstetrical Sciences and Urological Sciences, Università di Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy.
  • A. Giannini Department of Gynaecological and Obstetrical Sciences and Urological Sciences, Università di Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy.
  • C. Pisano Division of Oncology, Department of Urology and Gynaecology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy.
  • Sandro Pignata Division of Oncology, Department of Urology and Gynaecology Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy

Keywords:

chemotherapy, cytoreductive surgery, ovarian cancer, recurrence, survival

Abstract

We report the case of a multiple recurrent ovarian cancer (ROC) in a platinum-sensitive patient, 46 years of age, who underwent four cytoreductive surgeries for three recurrences of disease. In selected patients, surgery might represent a useful tool in adjunction to chemotherapy for the management of recurrent ovarian cancer.