Management of adnexal tumors: role and risks of laparoscopy

Gynécologie, obstétrique & fertilité
Michel CanisM A Bruhat

Abstract

The laparoscopic management of adnexal tumeurs remains controversial because of the potentials risks of cancer dissemination suggested by many case reports and national surveys. From experimental data, the laparoscopic treatment of gynecologic cancer has potential advantages and disadvantages. The risk of dissemination appears high when a large number of malignant cells are present so that adnexal tumors with external vegetations, and bulky lymph nodes may be considered as contra-indications to CO2 laparoscopy. Laparoscopic surgery has become the gold standard in the treatment of benign adnexal tumeurs, whereas laparotomy remains the standard for the treatment of malignant tumors. The surgical diagnosis is the key to adequate management of adnexal tumeurs. In our experience, after a careful preoperative evaluation, the laparoscopic diagnosis of malignancy is reliable. Moreover in national surveys, many malignant tumeurs were considered as benign despite suspicious laparoscopic findings. Using strict guidelines, laparoscopic diagnosis can be proposed for both non suspicious and complex tumeurs, thus avoiding many unnecessary laparotomies for benign tumeurs suspicious at ultrasound. The more controversial limits of laparoscopic t...Continue Reading

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