no abstract: Is comprehensive surgical staging needed for thorough evaluation of early stage ovarian carcinoma? (Journal Club article for discussion March 2012

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Is comprehensive surgical staging needed for thorough evaluation of early-stage ovarian carcinoma?

• Conclusion

  Patients with epithelial ovarian cancer should continue to undergo comprehensive surgical staging, since it identifies occult metastasis in a significant number of patients.

   Available online 22 August 2011.

National Guideline Clearinghouse | Initial evaluation and referral guidelines for management of pelvic/ovarian masses 2009

Guideline Title

Initial evaluation and referral guidelines for management of pelvic/ovarian masses.

Bibliographic Source(s)

Le T, Giede C, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada (GOC), Society of Canadian Colposcopists (SCC). Initial evaluation and referral guidelines for management of pelvic/ovarian masses. Practice guideline. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2009 Jul 01;(230):668-73.

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

Evaluation of laparoscopic management of gynecologic emergencies by residents

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Role of PET/CT in Ovarian Cancer

Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the role of FDG PET/CT in ovarian cancer, which is the leading cause of death among gynecologic cancers. CONCLUSION: FDG PET/CT can significantly modify the assessment of the extent of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer and, hence, often alters patient management substantially. FDG PET/CT has thus become a critical tool for the preoperative evaluation of women with primary ovarian cancer and for postoperative follow-up assessment for evidence of recurrence in these patients.