Clinical management of borderline tumours of the ovary: results of a multicentre survey of 323 clinics in Germany

• Published in: British journal of cancer Vol. 100; no. 11; pp. 1731 - 1738
• Main Authors: Coumbos, A, Sehouli, J, Chekerov, R, Schaedel, D, Oskay-Oezcelik, G, Lichtenegger, W, Kuehn, W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.06.2009; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Biopsy; Cancer Research; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Clinical Study; Combined Modality Therapy; Drug Resistance; Epidemiology; Female; Germany - epidemiology; Gynecology; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Medical prognosis; Medical research; Medical sciences; Molecular Medicine; Neoplasm Staging; Obstetrics; Oncology; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian Neoplasms - classification; Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnosis; Ovarian Neoplasms - epidemiology; Ovarian Neoplasms - therapy; Prognosis; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tumors; Womens health; Europe; Germany; Berlin Germany; clinical management; multicentre survey; diagnosis; borderline ovarian tumour; therapy; Ovarian diseases; Survey; Cancerology; Clinical management; Treatment; Borderline tumor; Diagnosis; Female genital diseases; Ovarian tumor

The aim of this survey was to analyse the standard of care in diagnostic, surgery, chemotherapy and aftercare management for patients with borderline tumours of the ovary (BOTs) in Germany. A structured questionnaire comprising different dimensions was sent to all 1114 gynaecological departments. Th...