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Debulking Services Means Removing Tumors

Published on Wed Sep 25, 2024

Question: A patient with recurrent ovarian cancer with previous TAH/ BSO undergoes new surgery for excision of 6.7 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm pelvic mass attached not only to the lesser pelvic sidewall, but also to the rectosigmoid. Serosa of the rectosigmoid was removed along with the mass to get a negative margin and the muscle of the rectosigmoid appeared not [...]
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