Nabia Tariq, Gulshan Saeed, Rukhsana Ayub, Emran Amir, Muhammad Amir, Mohammad Faheem.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in stage IV ovarian malignancy
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Mar 2004;14(3):180-2.
Department of Gynaecology/Obstetrics, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad
A 57 years old woman was diagnosed to have stage IV ovarian malignancy on the basis of ascitic fluid cytology, tumor marker and imaging. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered before surgery. Four months after surgery no evidence of malignancy was found on laparotomy and histopathology. She is under surveillance for any signs of recurrence.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Ovarian Tumors. Cytoreductive Surgery. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy. Cancer.
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