Recurrence after cystectomy for borderline ovarian tumors: results of a French multicenter study.

Background: Fertility-sparing surgery for borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) is feasible and effective and does not seem to have a negative effect on survival. Specific data on the effect of cystectomy, and notably on recurrence, are lacking.

Methods: This was a French retrospective multicenter study of 313 women with stage I BOT treated from 1990 to 2000 in 13 specialized gynecological units and 1 cancer center.

Fertility after conservative treatment for borderline ovarian tumors: a French multicenter study.

Objective: To examine fertility outcomes and determinants of fertility after conservative surgery for women with borderline ovarian tumors.

Design: Retrospective multicenter study.

Setting: Thirteen specialized gynecologic units and one cancer center.

Restaging surgery for women with borderline ovarian tumors: results of a French multicenter study.

Background: The purpose of the current study was to examine the surgical management of women with borderline ovarian tumors and the adequacy of initial staging according to the guidelines of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; to evaluate the impact of restaging operations; and to identify risk factors for initial understaging.

Methods: In a retrospective French multicenter study, 54 of 360 women with borderline ovarian tumors underwent a restaging operation. After excluding women with initial complete staging (n = 62), epidemiologic, surgical, and histologic parameters and risk of recurrence were compared between women who underwent restaging (n = 54) and those who did not (n = 244).