Аннтотация

© 2018 Russian Electronic Journal of Radiology.All right reserved. Purpose: To analyze the data available in the modern scientific medical literature on contemporary aspects of the diagnosis, staging and differential treatment tactics in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Materials and methods: Research method used in this article is the systematic analysis of the medical literature, including Pubmed and ClinicalTrials.gov. Results: This article attempts to summarize the worldwide experience of modern medicine in management of epithelial ovarian cancer. The current version of the ovarian cancer classification is described. The possibilities of imaging techniques and their place in the staging are determined. The accurate criteria for tumor resectability assessment and the main treatment tactics are given in details. The possibilities of imaging methods in treatment control and monitoring treatment response are provided. The leading imaging modalities for recurrent disease evaluation are delineated. Conclusion: Ovarian cancer is a serious diagnostic challenge in terms of differential diagnosis, staging and selection of optimal treatment strategy. Proper use of visualization modalities allows better management of primary and recurrent ovarian cancer. Moreover, it is necessary to conduct further investigations aimed at developing well-defined diagnostic protocols in monitoring during treatment in order to obtain response evaluation with minimal time delay.