Ovarian tumor cases that were preoperatively diagnosed as benign but postoperatively confirmed as borderline or malignant after laparoscopic surgery

Objective: Laparoscopic surgery is the gold standard for benign ovarian tumors because of its overall improved quality of life (QOL). However, some tumors diagnosed preoperatively as benign may be proven to be malignant by postoperative studies. The standard approach for the removal of a malignant o...

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Main Authors: Yasushi Kotani, Masahiko Umemoto, Takako Tobiume, Mitsuru Shiota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221330701300097X