Abstract
In a recent communication in Gynecologic Oncology, dos Santos et al. describe the clinical course of a recurrent ovarian cancer patient, with a 4-year treatment-free interval, who successfully underwent, an “en bloc resection of the diaphragm with lung” [1]. While an interesting case report, a statement in the discussion, which appears to be the fundamental justification for the performance of this procedure in this patient's management, must be challenged: “secondary cytoreductive surgery for recurrent ovarian cancer is performed with the goal of complete excision of macroscopic tumor.
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