Surgery is the main treatment for ovarian cancer.
Surgery for ovarian cancer should done by a gynecologist oncologist. A gynecologic oncologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancers that are
located on a woman’s reproductive organs. Studies have found that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have better outcomes when the surgery is done by a gynecologic oncologist.(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046749/)
For the most common ovarian cancer, epithelial, surgery is done for staging and debulking. Debulking surgery removes as much of the tumor as possible wherever it may be in the abdomen. The goal is to achieve optimum debulking or no visible tumors.
Surgery may include:
Hysterectomy
bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy ( both ovaries and fallopian tubes). A Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy may be done if a woman wishes to have children.
omentectomy ( removal of the tissue covering the organs in the abdomen) .
Lymph nodes ( Lymphadenectomy )
Debulking surgery may include removing tissue from other organs, such as the spleen, gallbladder, stomach, bladder, or colon.
Most ovarian cancers are treated by surgery and chemotherapy. The order
of those treatments depends on the stage at diagnosis. If a women is
diagnosed late stage - III or IV your doctor may give you chemotherapy,
then complete the surgery and then give you more chemotherapy.
Check the sources below for more information and diagrams.
Tomorrow I will share information on chemotherapy treatments on initial diagnosis.
Dee
Every Day is a Blessing!
Sources:
https://www.cancer.gov/types/ovarian/patient/ovarian-epithelial-treatment-pdq#section/_184
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovarian-cancer/treating/surgery.html
http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/ovarian-fallopian-tube-and-peritoneal-cancer/treatment-options
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