Surgical treatment of recurrent gynecological malignancies


Authors: Tomáš Crha 1 ;  Vít Weinberger 1 ;  Luboš Minář 1 ;  Michal Felsinger 1 ;  Markéta Bednaříková 2 ;  Jitka Hausnerova 3
Authors‘ workplace: Onkogynekologické centrum, Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika LF MU a FN Brno 1;  Interní hematologická a onkologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno 2;  Ústav patologie, LF MU a FN Brno 3
Published in: Ceska Gynekol 2024; 89(4): 309-318
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doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/cccg2024309

Overview

Objective: A comprehensive overview of surgical treatment of recurrent gynecological malignancies. Recurrent breast malignancies are not included in this review. Methodology: A review providing overview of surgical treatment options for recurrent malignancies of adnexa of the uterus (ovary, fallopian tube), uterine corpus, uterine cervix, and carcinoma of the vagina and vulva. Conclusion: Optimal surgical treatment for patients with recurrent cancer is based on multidisciplinary approach with stratification according to individual prognostic markers. These include patient’s performance status, outcome of primary surgery, current extent of recurrence, and histopathological, molecular, and biochemical characteristics. Decision about choice of treatment should be individually discussed and evaluated by the multidisciplinary oncogynecological commission board.

Keywords:

surgery – endometrial cancer – cervical cancer – ovarian cancer – vulvar cancer – recurrent cancer


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ORCID autorů
T. Crha 0000-0003-0980-8906
L. Minář 0000-0001-9088-5428
M. Felsinger 0000-0002-3826-5675
V. Weinberger 0000-0003-4858-1951
M. Bednaříková 0000-0003-3189-7028
J. Hausnerová 0000-0002-0522-1916
Doručeno/Submitted: 5. 3. 2024
Přijato/Accepted: 10. 4. 2024
doc. MUDr. Vít Weinberger, Ph.D.
Onkogynekologické centrum
Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika
LF MU a FN Brno
Jihlavská 25
625 00 Brno
weinberger.vit@fnbrno.cz
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Paediatric gynaecology Gynaecology and obstetrics Reproduction medicine
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