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Ovarian Cancer Flashcards

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How common is ovarian cancer?

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It is the fourth most common cancer in the UK

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What % of deaths in women aged 40-60 years does ovarian cancer account for?

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5%

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What is the average age of presentation of ovarian cancer?

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60 years

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What other cancers can share histological features with ovarian cancer?

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Fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer

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How is the management of fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer similar to that of ovarian cancer?

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They are treated with a similar approach

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What appears to protect against the development of ovarian cancer?

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Suppressed ovulation

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Give two examples of things that suppress ovulation

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  • Prolonged breastfeeding

- High-oestrogen OCP

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What % of women with ovarian cancer have a positive family history?

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Up to 7%

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What is the risk of ovarian cancer in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome?

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10%

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What are the well recognised familial patterns occur in ovarian cancer?

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  • Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer families

- Lynch type II families

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What mutations do hereditary breast/ovarian cancer families have?

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BRCA1 or BRCA2

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What cancers are lynch type II families at increase risk of of?

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  • Ovarian
  • Endometrial
  • Colorectal
  • Gastric
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What mutations do lynch type II families have?

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Mutations in mismatch repair enzymes

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What kind of cancer is most common in the ovary?

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Epithelial tumours

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15
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What % of ovarian cancers are epithelial tumours?

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90%

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What histological class of cancer do epithelial ovarian tumours include?

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Adenocarcinomas

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What are the potential histological appearances of adenocarcinomas of the ovary?

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  • Serous
  • Mucinous
  • Endometrioid
  • Clear cell
  • Squamous cell
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What are the other, rarer types of ovarian tumours?

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  • Germ cell tumours
  • Carcinosarcomas
  • Sex cord tumours
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In what ways to ovarian germ cell tumours resemble testicular germ cell tumours?

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In histology and clinical management

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What are the features of carcinosarcomas?

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  • Aggressive

- More susceptible to haematogenous spread

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What kinds of tumours does ovarian sex cord tumours include?

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  • Granulosa cell tumours
  • Thecomas
  • Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours
  • Gonadoblastomas
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What do sex cord ovarian tumours occasionally produce?

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  • Oestrogens

- Androgens

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What can oestrogens produced by sex cord ovarian tumours cause?

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  • Precocious puberty

- Postmenopausal bleeding

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What can androgens produced by sex cord ovarian tumours cause?

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Virilisation

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What are the symptoms of early stage ovarian cancer?

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Asymptomatic in the majority of cases

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When do most women with ovarian cancer present?

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When they have advanced disease

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What are the symptoms of advanced ovarian cancer?

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  • Vague abdominal discomfort
  • Bloating
  • Altered bowel habit
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Backache
  • Weight loss
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What % of women with ovarian cancer present with advanced disease that is stage 3-4?

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70%

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Can ovarian cancer cause vaginal bleeding?

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It is uncommon, and more likely to be Fallopian tube cancer

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When is it important to consider and exclude ovarian cancer?

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In a woman presenting with recent chance in bowel habit, or with vague abdominal symptoms

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What systemic presentations of ovarian cancer are associated with more advanced disease?

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  • Pleural effusions
  • Ascites
  • Malignant bowel obstruction
  • Thromboembolic phenomenon
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How are umbilical peritoneal deposits from ovarian cancer metastasis sometimes seen?

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As Sister Mary Joseph nodules

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33
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What are Sister Mary Joseph nodules?

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Palpable nodules bulging from the umbilicus

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What does the presence of Sister Mary Joseph nodules?

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Indicates transcoelomic spread and stage 4 disease

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What lymph nodes should be checked in ovarian cancer?

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  • Neck
  • Supraclavicular
  • Axillary
  • Inguinal
  • Para-aortic
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What should be looked for on cardiovascular examination in ovarian cancer?

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  • Pericardial effusion

- Loud P2

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What might cause loud P2 on cardiovascular examination in ovarian cancer?

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Pulmonary hypertension or PE

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38
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What should be looked for on general observation in ovarian cancer?

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  • Viralisation
  • Ascites
  • Cachexia
  • Signs of dehydration
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What should be looked for on skin examination in ovarian cancer?

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Dermatomyositis

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What should be looked for on genitourinary examination in ovarian cancer?

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  • Haematuria

- PV discharge/bleeding

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What should be looked for on respiratory examination in ovarian cancer?

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  • Pleural effusion
  • Pleural rub
  • Tachypnoea
42
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What might cause pleural rub or tachypnoea on respiratory examination in ovarian cancer?

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What should be looked for on abdominal examination in ovarian cancer?

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  • Surgical scars
  • Umbilical nodules
  • Visible peristalsis
  • Bowel obstruction
  • Abdominal distention
  • Ascites
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Hepatic tenderness
  • Renal tenderness
  • Pelvic mass
  • Adenexal mass
44
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What should be looked for on neurological examination in ovarian cancer?

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  • Focal neurological signs

- Cerebellar dysfunction

45
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Are focal neurological signs common in ovarian cancer?

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No, they are rare

46
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What can cause cerebellar dysfunction in ovarian cancer?

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Paraneoplastic syndromes

47
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What should be looked for on skeletal examination in ovarian cancer?

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Focal bone tenderness

48
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What should be looked for on peripheral examination in ovarian cancer?

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Calf tenderness

49
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What may calf tenderness indicate in ovarian cancer?

50
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What staging system can be used for ovarian cancer?

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FIGO staging system

51
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What is a stage 1a ovarian cancer?

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Tumour confined to one ovary

52
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What is a stage 1b ovarian cancer?

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Tumour involving both ovaries, but no serosal involvement

53
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What is a stage 1c ovarian cancer?

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Tumour that has one of the following features;

  • On the ovarian surface
  • Capsular breach or rupture
  • Malignant ascites
54
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What is stage 2a ovarian cancer?

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Tumour has extended and/or implanted into the uterus and/or fallopian tubes.
Malignant cells are not detected in ascites or peritoneal washings

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What is stage 2b ovarian cancer?

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Tumour that has extended to another organ in the pelvis.

Malignant cells are not detected in ascites or peritoneal washings

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What is stage 2c ovarian cancer?

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Tumours that are stage 2a or b, but malignant cells are detected in the ascites or peritoneal washings

57
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What is stage 3a ovarian cancer?

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Microscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis.

No lymph node involvement

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What is stage 3b ovarian cancer?

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Macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis, but <2cm in greatest dimension

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What is stage 3c ovarian cancer?

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Macroscopic peritoneal metastasis beyond the pelvis >2cm in greatest dimension, and/or regional lymph node metastasis

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What is stage 4 ovarian cancer?

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Distant metastasis or parenchymal liver or other visceral metastasis, or malignant pleural effusion

61
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What investigations can be used to differentiate between benign ovarian cysts and ovarian malignancy?

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  • Transvaginal ultrasound
  • Serum CA125
  • Age
62
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What is the sensitivity and specificity of investigations to differentiate between benign ovarian cysts and ovarian malignancy?

63
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What additional use have transvaginal ultrasound and serum CA125 been studied for?

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Population screening

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What might CT imaging be useful for in ovarian cancer?

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To detect abdominal spread, including liver, lung, pleura, and lymph node involvementd

65
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How is the stage and extent of spread of ovarian cancer determined in ovarian cancer?

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Surgery and the FIGO staging system

66
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What is the first line intervention for people with ovarian cancer?

67
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What is the intention of surgery in ovarian cancer?

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Debulking the disease

68
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What are the potential outcomes of debulking surgery in ovarian cancer?

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  • Complete
  • Optimal
  • Suboptimal
69
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What is meant by complete debulking in ovarian cancer?

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No macroscopic disease

70
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What is meant by optimal debulking in ovarian cancer?

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Macroscopic disease <1cm

71
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What is meant by suboptimal debulking in ovarian cancer?

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Residual disease >1cm

72
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What does surgery for ovarian cancer involve?

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  • Laparotomy
  • Total hysterectomy
  • Bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy with omentectomy and lymph node resection
73
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What will the majority of women be candidates for after surgery for ovarian cancer?

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Adjuvant chemotherapy

74
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What chemotherapy agents are used for adjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer?

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  • Carboplatin

- Paclitaxel

75
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What chemotherapy agent is added for adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with high risk ovarian cancer?

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Bevacizumab

76
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What is neoadjuvant chemotherapy used for in ovarian cancer?

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Patients with extensive disease at presentation

77
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What is the aim of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer?

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Shrink disease in order to consider interval debulking

78
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What treatment does non-epithelial ovarian cancer require?

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Surgery following by chemotherapy

79
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What is the agent used for chemotherapy in non-epithelial ovarian cancer based on?

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The predominant cell type present

80
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What % of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer achieve remission?

81
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What response rate is second-line chemotherapy associated with for relapse of ovarian cancer?

82
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What are higher response rates to second-line chemotherapy in relapsed ovarian cancer associated with?

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Greater treatment-free intervals

83
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What can serum CA125 be useful for in ovarian cancer?

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  • Predicting relapse

- Predicting response to treatment

84
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How far ahead can CA125 predict relapse?

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4.2 months

85
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Does early treatment of ovarian cancer based on CA125 levels alone give a survival advantage?

86
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What % of patients with ovarian cancer will relapse at some point?

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Approx 60%

87
Q

What hormonal agents can be used in ovarian cancer?

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  • Tamoxifen

- Aromatase inhibitors

88
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What is the use of hormonal approaches in ovarian cancer?

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They can slow down the rate of progression, and delay onset of symptoms

89
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How will advanced ovarian cancer spread?

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In a transcoelomic matter

90
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What may transcoelomic spread of ovarian cancer produce?

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  • Ascites

- Subacute or complete bowel obstruction

91
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Why may transcoelomic spread of ovarian cancer produce bowel obstruction?

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Due to serosal involvement of the bowel

92
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What might a pelvic mass caused by ovarian cancer lead to?

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Hydronephrosis due to ureteric obstruction

93
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What might ascites caused by ovarian cancer require?

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Frequent paracentesis

94
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What can be used to reduce the recurrence of pleural effusions caused by ovarian cancer?

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Talc pleurodesis

95
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Why are patients with ovarian cancer at a particularly high risk of thrombosis?

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Due to a prothrombotic tendency that correlates with disease activity

96
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What does the prognosis of ovarian cancer correlate with?

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Stage at diagnosis

97
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What is the overall 5 year survival rate of ovarian cancer?

98
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What is the 5 year survival rate of stage 1 ovarian cancer?

99
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What is the 5 year survival rate of stage 4 ovarian cancer?

100
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What patients with ovarian cancer have a worse outcome?

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  • Disease resistant to platinum therapy
  • Large volume residual disease following debulking
  • Clear cell histology
101
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What effect does having the BRCA mutation have on ovarian cancer prognosis?

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They are more likely to have visceral metastasis, but are more likely to respond to platinum therapy, and have longer treatment-free interval

102
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What is the best predictor outcome of ovarian cancer?

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Achieving complete cytoreduction at initial surgery

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