Cytoreductive surgery for late recurrence after surgically treated stage IV ovarian cancer-a case report

N. Bacalbasa, I. Balescu, D. Navolan

Abstract: Recurrence is a common finding after surgically treated ovarian cancer even in cases submitted to initially R0 resection. However, it is well known that an aggressive surgical approach is perfectly justified at the moment of relapse, being the only solution in order to increase the survival rates. We present the case of a 62 year old patient who was previously submitted to surgery for stage IV ovarian cancer followed by 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. At 4 years follow up she was diagnosed with disseminated abdominal recurrences and she was submitted to secondary cytoreduction. Postoperatively, adjuvant chemotherapy with platinum based regimens was instituted.
DOI:10.18643/gieu.2015.56

Keywords: stage IV ovarian cancer, chemotherapy, secondary cytoreduction.