?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Borderline+Ovarian+Malignancies+%3A+A+Single+Institute+Retrospective+Study.&rft.creator=Kundargi%2C+R&rft.creator=Guruprasad%2C+B&rft.creator=Shakuntala%2C+PN&rft.creator=Rathod%2C+R&rft.creator=Bhise%2C+R&rft.creator=Shobha%2C+K&rft.creator=Pallavi%2C+R&rft.creator=Umadevi%2C+K&rft.creator=Bafna%2C+UD&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Borderline+ovarian+tumors+are+histologically+characterized+as+epithelial+tumors+with+a+stratified+growth+pattern+but+without+destructive+stromal+invasion.+Little+is+known+about+the+histological+subtypes+and+outcome%2C+role+of+fertility+sparing+surgery+and+role+of+postoperative+therapy+in+advanced+stage+in+Indian+scenario.+While+there+is+ample+data+in+the+world+literature+about+this+disease%2C+prognosis+in+Indian+patients+is+largely+unknown+due+to+dearth+of+studies+in+our+setting.+Objective%3A+To+study+the+demographic+profile%2C+clinical+features%2C+imaging%2C+treatment+and+outcome+of+borderline+ovarian+tumors.+Methods%3A+This+is+a+retrospective+study+of+eighty+seven+patients+with+pathologically+proven+diagnosis+of+borderline+ovarian+tumor%2C+diagnosed+and+treated+from+January+2006+to+October+2011+at+our+institution.+Most+patients+underwent+surgical+staging+which+incuded+total+abdominal+hysterectomy+and+bilateral+salphingo-oophorectomy%2C+infracolic+omentectomy%2C+bilateral+pelvic+and+para+aortic+lymphadenectomy.+Young+patients+who+had+not+completed+their+family+underwent+fertility+sparing+surgery.+Patients+with+invasive+metastatic+implants+received+adjuvant+chemotherapy.+The+outcome+of+these+patients+was+correlated+with+stage%2C+type+of+peritoneal+implant%2C+type+of+surgical+procedure+and+with+histological+subtype.+Results%3A+At+a+median+follow-up+of+48+months%2C+100+percent+survival+was+noted.+One+patient+with+stage+III+disease+had+recurrence.+Conclusions%3A+Borderline+ovarian+tumors+occur+at+a+younger+age+compared+to+invasive+tumors.+In+patients+with+early+stage+disease+who+wish+to+preserve+fertility%2C+hysterectomy+and+contralateral+oophorectomy+are+not+necessary.+Serous+tumors+occur+at+a+younger+age.+They+can+be+associated+with+invasive+peritoneal+implants+and+raised+CA125+values.+Majority+of+the+serous+tumors+are+bilateral+and+smaller+in+size+compared+to+mucinous+and+endometroid+tumors.+Raised+CA125+values+did+not+correlate+with+the+stage+of+disease.+These+patients+have+an+excellent+prognosis+even+in+Indian+scenario+where+majority+of+patients+present+with+big+ovarian+masses.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8933%2F1%2F2012-4-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kundargi%2C+R+and+Guruprasad%2C+B+and+Shakuntala%2C+PN+and+Rathod%2C+R+and+Bhise%2C+R+and+Shobha%2C+K+and+Pallavi%2C+R+and+Umadevi%2C+K+and+Bafna%2C+UD++(2013)+Borderline+Ovarian+Malignancies+%3A+A+Single+Institute+Retrospective+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8933%2F