The quest of surgical appropriateness for gynecological cancers

Appropriate surgical approach for the treatment of gynecologic cancers is crucial to optimize the prognosis, increase the rate of curability and to overcome discrepancies in the management.

In this special series, we put the best emphasis on the surgical approach for ovarian cancer with a series of three articles that encompass all the critical phases related to surgery for this malignancy. In detail, we investigated the role of interval debulking surgery by detailing all that should be known for an optimal choice and the role of laparoscopy in this type of surgery. Again, we focused on secondary cytoreduction for recurrent ovarian cancer giving an expert point of view.

Finally, we investigated the role of robotic surgery in endometrial cancer, in particular in comparison with classic keyhole surgery.

Acknowledgments

Funding: None.

Footnote

Provenance and Peer Review: This article was commissioned by the Editorial Office, Gynecology and Pelvic Medicine for the series “Surgical Approaches for Gynecologic Cancers”. The article did not undergo external peer review.

Conflicts of Interest: The author has completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://gpm.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/gpm-21-55/coif). The series “Surgical Approaches for Gynecologic Cancers” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. FF served as the unpaid Guest Editor of the series and serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Gynecology and Pelvic Medicine from April 2020 to March 2022. The author has no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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Federico Ferrari