[Use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with clinical stage I ovarian neoplasms]

Results of treatment with intraperitoneal cisplatin chemotherapy via Tenckhoff catheter of 14 high-risk stage I ovarian cancer patients are presented. Seven patients had malignant ascites and in 6 a spillage of the tumor occurred before or during surgery. All patients achieved pathological complete remission after IP chemotherapy. During a median follow up of 38.5 months (range: 15-58) one recurrence was noted 16 months after treatment.