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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.

Sec. Surgical Oncology

This article is part of the Research TopicVideo-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgeries: A Decade ReviewView all 3 articles

THORACOSCOPIC SECONDARY CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY FOR HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER – A CASE REPORT

Provisionally accepted
Luigi Carlo TurcoLuigi Carlo Turco1*Benedetta AlberghettiBenedetta Alberghetti2Carlotta Francesca CartiaCarlotta Francesca Cartia2Antonella BiscioneAntonella Biscione1Giacomo GuidiGiacomo Guidi3Filippo Maria CapomacchiaFilippo Maria Capomacchia1Andrea DroghettiAndrea Droghetti2
  • 1Istituto di Candiolo Ovarian Cancer Center, Candiolo, Italy
  • 2Istituto di Candiolo, Candiolo, Italy
  • 3Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli Unita Operativa Complessa di Ginecologia Oncologica, Rome, Italy

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The object of this video is to show the feasibility of secondary cytoreductive surgery for high grade serous ovarian cancer recurrence found in the cardio-phrenic lymph nodes and in right diaphragm involving right basal pleura. Video-Thoracoscopy was performed and thoracic recurrences were dissected and removed. Minimally-invasive thoracic SCS is safe and feasible, and ensured a rapid post-operative recovery, ensuring rapid access to subsequent adjuvant second-line chemotherapy.

Keywords: Minimally invasive techniques, ovarian carcer, Recurrent ovarian cancer, SCS, Thoracic Surgery

Received: 02 Nov 2025; Accepted: 30 Jan 2026.

Copyright: © 2026 Turco, Alberghetti, Cartia, Biscione, Guidi, Capomacchia and Droghetti. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Luigi Carlo Turco

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