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These guidelines are focused on the role, objectives, and standards of the surgical management of diagnosed
epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer. The management of non-epithelial tumours and
borderline tumours is not included. Screening of ovarian cancer and prophylaxis are not addressed. Diagnosis and
management of adnexal masses will be addressed only regarding the minimal necessary preoperative workup.
Medical management is not addressed, as the standards of medical management (referred to as “chemotherapy”)
will be defined at the time of a forthcoming consensus conference in collaboration with the European Society
of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
A five-step development process was followed:

Nomination of multidisciplinary international development group

Identification of scientific evidence

Formulation of recommendations

External evaluation of guidelines (international review)

Integration of international reviewers’ comments

The objectives of the guidelines are to improve and homogenise the management of patients with ovarian cancer.
The guideline covers diagnosis and preoperative workup, specialised multidisciplinary decision-making, and
surgical management for patients over the age of 18 years with epithelial ovarian cancer and provides information
for discussion with patients and carers.
It excludes the management of borderline tumours and does not include any economic analysis of the strategies.
Any clinician seeking to apply or consult these guidelines is expected to use independent medical judgment in the
context of individual clinical circumstances to determine any patient’s care or treatment.

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Published February 2017 by European Society of Gynaecological Oncology
Copyrights: © European Society of Gynaecological Oncology
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