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Stage 3 and Stage 4 - Epithelial Cancer, Germ Cell Tumor

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:20 pm


Stage 3–Epithelial Cancer

Like Stage 1 and Stage 2 epithelial cancers, Stage 3 epithelial cancer initially is treated by surgery, including total hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, lymphadenectomy, and tumor debulking.




Postoperative management may include combination chemotherapy with/without follow-up surgery to remove any remaining cancerous tissue.




Stage 3–Germ Cell Tumor
If the germ cell tumor is a dysgerminoma (the most widespread ge...Read the full article

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