Impact of Previous Gynecologic Surgical Procedures on Outcomes of Non-Gynecologic Peritoneal Malignancies Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: Less Is More?

Background: Non-gynecologic rare peritoneal surface malignancies (PSMs) often are misdiagnosed as disseminated ovarian cancer and initially treated by gynecologic surgeons. This study aimed to assess whether these previous maneuvers (i.e.