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Diagnostic Evaluation and Preoperative Work-up

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Ovarian Carcinoma

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Cancer of the ovary is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer. Early diagnosis is a matter of chance rather than a scientific approach. The inability to diagnose ovarian cancer is evident from reports showing that 60 to 70% of these lesions are in stages III and IV at the time of diagnosis. The physician must have a high index of suspicion, use any and all clues, and evaluate an enlarged ovary regardless of the patient’s age. Our chances for improving the low 5-year survival would be immeasurably better if we could find ways to make an early diagnosis or diagnose the borderline or potentially malignant cases. The means for diagnosis are nonspecific but are reviewed.

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Barber, H.R.K. (1993). Diagnostic Evaluation and Preoperative Work-up. In: Ovarian Carcinoma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9232-3_8

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