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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
==Surgery==
==Treatment==
Preoperative evaluation should include a complete medical history and physical examination, pelvic examination and rectal examination with [[stool guaiac test]], chest X-ray, complete blood count, and blood chemistry tests, including liver function tests.
Preoperative evaluation should include a complete medical history and physical examination, pelvic examination and rectal examination with [[stool guaiac test]], chest X-ray, complete blood count, and blood chemistry tests, including liver function tests.


The primary treatment is surgical.  Surgical treatment should consist of, at least, cytologic sampling of the peritoneal fluid, abdominal exploration, palpation and biopsy of suspicious lymph nodes, abdominal [[hysterectomy]], and removal of both [[ovary|ovaries]] (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy).  Lymphadenectomy, or removal of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, is sometimes performed for tumors that have high risk features, such as pathologic grade 3 serous or clear-cell tumors, invasion of more than 1/2 the myometrium, or extension to the cervix or adnexa.  Sometimes, removal of the [[omentum]] is also performed.
The primary treatment is surgical.  Surgical treatment should consist of, at least, cytologic sampling of the peritoneal fluid, abdominal exploration, palpation and biopsy of suspicious lymph nodes, abdominal [[hysterectomy]], and removal of both [[ovary|ovaries]] (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy).  Lymphadenectomy, or removal of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, is sometimes performed for tumors that have high risk features, such as pathologic grade 3 serous or clear-cell tumors, invasion of more than 1/2 the myometrium, or extension to the cervix or adnexa.  Sometimes, removal of the [[omentum]] is also performed.

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Overview

Surgery

Preoperative evaluation should include a complete medical history and physical examination, pelvic examination and rectal examination with stool guaiac test, chest X-ray, complete blood count, and blood chemistry tests, including liver function tests.

The primary treatment is surgical. Surgical treatment should consist of, at least, cytologic sampling of the peritoneal fluid, abdominal exploration, palpation and biopsy of suspicious lymph nodes, abdominal hysterectomy, and removal of both ovaries (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy). Lymphadenectomy, or removal of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, is sometimes performed for tumors that have high risk features, such as pathologic grade 3 serous or clear-cell tumors, invasion of more than 1/2 the myometrium, or extension to the cervix or adnexa. Sometimes, removal of the omentum is also performed.

Abdominal hysterectomy is recommended over vaginal hysterectomy because it affords the opportunity to examine and obtain washings of the abdominal cavity to detect any further evidence of cancer.

Radiation therapy

Women with stage 1 disease who are at increased risk for recurrence and those with stage 2 disease are often offered surgery in combination with radiation therapy.

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