An audit of cytoreductive surgeries in ovarian cancer from a rural based cancer center.

Journal: Indian journal of cancer
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Ovarian cancers are frequently seen at an advanced stage in our center. This audit was planned to see the morbidity and efficacy of different types of cytoreductive surgeries (radical vs. ultra-radical) done in such patients.

Authors

  • S B Dessai
    Department of Surgical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • V M Patil
    Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • S Chakraborty
    1Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, Assam, India.
  • S Babu
    Department of Imageology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • A Bhattacharjee
    Department of Cancer Registry, Division of Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • S Nayanar
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Services and Translational Research, Division of Oncopathology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • S Vikram
    Department of Surgical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.
  • S Balasubramanian
    Department of Surgical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India.