Role of diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ovary with cancerous peritonitis: case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Hideaki Tsuyoshi (Author), Kenji Yashiro (Author), Shizuka Yamada (Author), Makoto Yamamoto (Author), Toshimichi Onuma (Author), Tetsuji Kurokawa (Author), Yoshio Yoshida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is a very rare ovarian neoplasm that has a poor clinical outcome even in the early stage, and there is as yet no established treatment. Diagnostic laparoscopy has been used to determine the possibility of primary optimal cytoreductive surgery o...