[The value of peritoneal cytology in the staging of ovarian cancer]
Emerich J;Konefka T;Dudziak M;Sobol A;;
Ginekologia polska1997Vol. 68pp. -
209
j1997ginekologia[the
Abstract
The results of peritoneal cytology obtained during primary surgery for stage I ovarian cancer and "second look" operations was assessed. Positive peritoneal smears were found in 10.7% of patients, while neoplastic cells were present in peritoneal fluid in 32.5% of cases. Of 144 patients undergoing " …