Surgical treatment pattern and outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer patients from a cancer institute in Kerala, India.

Objective: To evaluate the treatment and survival pattern of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Methods And Results: Retrospective study of all advanced epithelial ovarian cancer patients treated in the department of gynaecologic oncology from an academic centre, in a four year period from 1 January 2008-31 December 2011.

Selection Criteria: All patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (stage III and IV) who underwent surgery from 2008-2011and had a follow-up of at least three months after completion of treatment were included.