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dc.contributor.authorSengupta, P S
dc.contributor.authorJayson, Gordon C
dc.contributor.authorSlade, Richard J
dc.contributor.authorEardley, Anne
dc.contributor.authorRadford, John A
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-14T15:02:02Z
dc.date.available2009-12-14T15:02:02Z
dc.date.issued1999-05
dc.identifier.citationAn audit of primary surgical treatment for women with ovarian cancer referred to a cancer centre. 1999, 80 (3-4):444-7 Br. J. Canceren
dc.identifier.issn0007-0920
dc.identifier.pmid10408851
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/sj.bjc.6690376
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/87893
dc.description.abstractOvarian cancer is the commonest cause of gynaecological cancer death in the UK, and guidelines for initial surgery and staging of this disease are widely available. We report a retrospective audit of the surgical management of patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer referred to the Christie Cancer Centre in Manchester in 1996. The aim was to assess compliance with surgical guidelines. The authors found that the majority of patients (92%) presented via an outpatient clinic and for these individuals surgery was therefore elective. This mode of presentation should allow management by a small number of dedicated gynaecologists at each hospital, but up to seven consultants in each hospital performed surgery on a relatively small number of patients. Furthermore, less than half the patients underwent the recommended surgical procedure. Although some patients may have 'inoperable' disease, these data suggest that a greater compliance with national and international guidelines are required to provide an optimal level of care.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectCancer Stagingen
dc.subjectOvarian Canceren
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshCA-125 Antigen
dc.subject.meshCancer Care Facilities
dc.subject.meshEpithelium
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMedical Audit
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshNeoplasm Staging
dc.subject.meshOvarian Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshReferral and Consultation
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studies
dc.subject.meshSurgical Procedures, Operative
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computed
dc.titleAn audit of primary surgical treatment for women with ovarian cancer referred to a cancer centre.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentCancer Research Campaign and University of Manchester Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital National Health Trust, Withington, UK.en
dc.identifier.journalBritish Journal of Canceren
html.description.abstractOvarian cancer is the commonest cause of gynaecological cancer death in the UK, and guidelines for initial surgery and staging of this disease are widely available. We report a retrospective audit of the surgical management of patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer referred to the Christie Cancer Centre in Manchester in 1996. The aim was to assess compliance with surgical guidelines. The authors found that the majority of patients (92%) presented via an outpatient clinic and for these individuals surgery was therefore elective. This mode of presentation should allow management by a small number of dedicated gynaecologists at each hospital, but up to seven consultants in each hospital performed surgery on a relatively small number of patients. Furthermore, less than half the patients underwent the recommended surgical procedure. Although some patients may have 'inoperable' disease, these data suggest that a greater compliance with national and international guidelines are required to provide an optimal level of care.


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