Features of metastasis and recurrence in patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors

Abstract

Objective: a retrospective analysis of association of the tumor stage of stromal cell ovarian tumors with the frequency of recurrence and development of metastases in lymph nodes.Materials and methods. 473 patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors with various histological types were examined, and long-term treatment results were evaluated.Results. The highest recurrence rate (more than 80 %) was observed in stages II, III and IV. The frequency of development of metastases in the lymph nodes was highest in patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors of III–IV stages (50 %); however, in more than 40 % of cases of metastases in the lymph nodes was developed in patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors of IА, IВ, IС stages. The remaining 10 % of cases were in patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors of II stage. In patients with I stage without lymphadenectomy, metastases in the lymph nodes was developed in 21 % cases.Conclusions. The high frequency of lymph node metastasis in patients with stromal cell ovarian tumors is a risk factor, which had to be evaluated to develop surgical treatment tactics.