Summary - Initial management of epithelial ovarian cancer cases

These guidelines for clinical practice apply to ovarian epithelial cancers of all types and stages, affecting adult patients (focusing separately on fertility preservation for young patients and on older patients). Borderline ovarian tumours, ovarian non-epithelial cancers and ovarian cancer recurrences do not fall within the scope of this document and are therefore excluded. Their objective is to enable optimal care provision that is homogeneous throughout the territory, for women treated for ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer. The ultimate objective is to improve these patients’ survival and quality of life.

This document summarises the main findings based on the data developed in the thesaurus, available to download on the e-cancer site. In this thesaurus, the reader will find all the justifications supporting these findings.

It is intended for healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis, initial treatment and followup of ovarian epithelial cancer patients.