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SUBMITTER: Azais H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7795826 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Azaïs Henri H Vignion-Dewalle Anne-Sophie AS Carrier Marine M Augustin Jeremy J Da Maïa Elisabeth E Penel Alix A Belghiti Jérémie J Nikpayam Marianne M Gonthier Clémentine C Ziane Laurine L Mordon Serge S Collinet Pierre P Canlorbe Geoffroy G Uzan Catherine C
Journal of clinical medicine 20201225 1
<h4>Background</h4>Epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and managed by complete macroscopic cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and systemic chemotherapy. Peritoneal recurrence occurs in 60% of patients and may be due to microscopic peritoneal metastases (mPM) which are neither eradicated by surgery nor controlled by systemic chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the prevalence of residual mPM after complete macroscopic CRS in patients with ...[more]