En Bloc Peritonectomy Specimen in a Case of Ovarian Cancer

Richi Khandelwal¹, Manoranjan Mahapatra², Jita Parija³, Agniv Sarkar⁴, Smruti S Pattnaik⁵

^1–5Department of Gynecological Oncology, Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Corresponding Author: Richi Khandelwal, Department of Gynecological Oncology, Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer, Cuttack, Odisha, India, Phone: +91 9785077004, e-mail: richi_kh@yahoo.com

How to cite this article: Khandelwal R, Mahapatra M, Parija J, et al. En Bloc Peritonectomy Specimen in a Case of Ovarian Cancer. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2021;13(4):277.

Source of support: Nil

Conflict of interest: None

ABSTRACT

This is a picture showing en bloc peritonectomy specimen during primary cytoreduction on a case of ovarian cancer.

Keywords: Adjuvant chemotherapy, Epithelial ovarian cancer, Peritonectomy.

The picture shows peritonectomy (pelvic, abdominal, and diaphragmatic stripping) along with the ovarian mass, uterus, and contralateral adnexa removed en bloc with appendix, omentum, para-aortic lymph node, and part of Glisson’s capsule.

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