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Table 2 Surgery outcomes in patients with stage IV ovarian cancer

From: Patients with stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer: understanding the determinants of survival

 

Primary debulking surgery N = 52

Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy–interval debulking surgery N = 91

p-value

Bowel resection

24 (46.1)

29 (31.9)

0.12

Upper abdominal surgical proceduresa

30 (57.7)

37 (40.7)

0.07

Complexity of the surgery

  

0.01

 Low

15 (28.8)

19 (20.9)

 

 Intermediate

14 (26.9)

48 (52.7)

 

 High

23 (44.2)

24 (26.4)

 

Intraoperative complication

6 (11.5)

13 (14.3)

0.83

Postoperative residue

 Optimal cytoreduction RD < 1 cmb

3 (5.8)

2 (2.2)

0.3

 Complete resection: no RD

40 (76.9)

49 (53.8)

0.01

Postoperative complications

25 (48.1)

28 (30.8)

0.06

  1. Data are given as n (%) 
  2. RD residual disease, NA not applicable
  3. a Upper abdominal surgical procedures = splenectomy, gallbladder resection, liver resection, diaphragmatic resection
  4. b Largest residual tumor nodule measuring 1 cm or less