Residual tumor and primary debulking surgery vs interval debulking surgery in stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer.
Sarah Mejer SørensenClaus HøgdallBerit Jul MosgaardMaya Isabella Riise DalgaardMai Partridge JensenKatrine FuglsangTine Henrichsen SchnackPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)
Our study shows similar OS in patients with Stage IV disease treated with IDS compared with PDS. Complete intra-abdominal tumor resection improves the prognosis in both PDS and IDS in Stage IV ovarian cancer. Malignant pleural effusion seems to be a negative prognostic factor and should have more focus in future studies.