| No. of patients (%) |
Median age, years | 64 (range 42-91) |
Age | |
< 60 years | 11 (42%) |
> 60 years | 15 (58%) |
Preoperative Karnofsky performance status | |
> 80 | 17 (65%) |
< 80 | 15 (58%) |
Preoperative haemoglobin (Hb) level | |
> 10 mg/dl | 15 (58%) |
< 10 mg/dl | 11 (42%) |
Preoperative platelet counts | |
< 200 G/L | 3 (12%) |
> 200 G/L | 23 (88%) |
Preoperative lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level | |
< 200 U/L | 4 (15%) |
> 200 U/L | 20 (77%) |
Not determined | 2 (8%) |
Preoperative ultrasound | |
Solid-cystic tumour | 18 (69%) |
Cystic tumour with papillary projections | 7 (27%) |
No suspicious findings of the adnexae | 1 (4%) |
FIGO stage | |
Ib | 1 (4%) |
Ic | 2 (8%) |
IIb | 1 (4%) |
IIIa | 3 (12%) |
IIIb | 1 (4%) |
IIIc | 18 (69%) |
Intraoperative ascites | |
None | 8 (31%) |
< 500 ml | 9 (35%) |
> 500 ml | 9 (35%) |
Bowel involvement | |
Small bowel | 6 (23%) |
Large bowel | 9 (35%) |
Sigmoid colon/rectum | 13 (50%) |
Primary surgery | |
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)+ total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) + omentectomy (OM) | 14 (54%) |
BSO + TAH + OM + pelvic lymphadenectomy | 12 (46%) |
Residual disease | |
None | 18 (69%) |
< 1 cm | 1 (4%) |
< 2 cm | 2 (8%) |
> 2 cm | 5 (19 %) |
Sarcoma component | |
Homologous | 7 (27%) |
Heterologous | 19 (73%) |
Grading | |
G1 | 1 (4%) |
G2 | 2 (8%) |
G3 | 23 (77%) |
Chemotherapy | |
Platinum-based | 18 (69%) |
Non-platinum-based | 1 (4%) |
None* | 7 (27%) |