Advanced ovarian yolk sac tumor: upfront surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking?

Xinyue ZhangJie Yang Yang Xiang Lingya PanMing WuDongyan CaoJiaxin Yang

Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2023)

For patients with advanced-stage ovarian yolk sac tumor, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval surgery is an alternative option, especially for those who cannot tolerate the primary debulking surgery because of high tumor burden and vulnerable status.

Keyphrases

neoadjuvant chemotherapy
minimally invasive
locally advanced
coronary artery bypass
lymph node
sentinel lymph node
surgical site infection
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
percutaneous coronary intervention
risk factors