Treatment of Early Stage Ovarian Borderline Tumors (Stages I and II)

Surgery is the standard treatment for early stage ovarian borderline tumors. The type of surgery usually depends on whether a patient plans to have children.

For patients who plan to have children, surgery is either:

To prevent recurrence of disease, most doctors recommend surgery to remove the remaining ovarian tissue when a patient no longer plans to have children.

For patients who do not plan to have children, treatment may be hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.

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