European Surgical Education and Training in Gynecologic Oncology: The impact of an Accredited Fellowship.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the current situation of surgical education and training in Europe among members of the European Society of Gynecological Oncology (ESGO) and its impact on the daily surgical practice of those that have completed an accredited fellowship in gynecologic oncology.

Methods: A questionnaire addressing topics of interest in surgical training was designed and sent to ESGO members with surgical experience in gynecologic oncology. The survey was completely confidentially and could be completed in less than 5 minutes.

FIGO stage IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer revisited.

Epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer (EOC) is the seventh most common cancer diagnosis among women worldwide and shows the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic tumors. Different histological and anatomic spread patterns as well as multiple gene-expression based studies have demonstrated that EOC is indeed a heterogeneous disease. The prognostic factors that best predict the survival in this disease include: age, performance status and patient's comorbidities at the time of diagnosis; tumor biology, histological type, amount of residual tumor after surgery and finally tumor stage as surrogate for pre-operative tumor burden and growth pattern.

Minimal Macroscopic Residual Disease (0.1-1 cm). Is It Still a Surgical Goal in Advanced Ovarian Cancer?

Objective: The objective of this review was to try to determine by searching in the literature what is the survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer after a primary debulking with minimal macroscopic residual disease (MMRD; 0.1-10 mm). Additionally, this review aimed to explore the survival in patients with residual disease from 0.

A critical appraisal of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the treatment of advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer.

Objective: Our objective was to review the published experiences of the use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the treatment of advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer with a focus on survival outcomes.

Methods: A search of the PubMed database (2008-2014) for articles specifically addressing the topic "HIPEC and ovarian cancer" was performed. We found a total of 22 publications that included 1450 patients.

Ovarian low-grade serous carcinoma: a comprehensive update.

Ovarian low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (OvLGSCa) comprises a minority within the heterogeneous group of ovarian carcinomas. Despite biological differences with their high-grade serous counterparts, current treatment guidelines do not distinguish between these two entities. OvLGSCas are characterized by an indolent clinical course.

Ileal orthotopic neobladder after pelvic exenteration for cervical cancer.

Objective: We aimed to describe our preliminary experience in creating an ileal orthotopic urinary conduit in patients with a history of pelvic irradiation undergoing pelvic exenteration for recurrent cervical cancer and to evaluate the feasibility, complication rates, and outcomes of this procedure.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed in all 6 patients who underwent ileal orthotopic neobladder creation at our institution between January 2005 and March 2008. Main outcome measures were surgical complications, continence rate, neobladder function, and oncologic outcome.

Surgical treatment of recurrent cervical cancer: state of the art and new achievements.

This article review the current situation of the exenterative procedures as part of the treatment of recurrent cervical cancer after radiation. Pelvic exenteration has been proven the only curative choice of treatment in selected cases of this clinical situation. A review of historical and recent published series have shown an increase of 5-y survival from 30 to 42 %.

The current role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of cervical carcinoma.

The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in cervical cancer has been a matter of investigation over the last 20 years. A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data (IPD) demonstrated that NACT followed by surgery is superior to radiotherapy alone in terms of overall survival. However, in spite of the results of the meta-analysis, NACT has not been adopted as the new standard of care.