In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Christina Fotopoulou to discuss the ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer. Professor Fotopoulou is the lead author of “European Society of Gynaecological Oncology guidelines for the peri-operative management of patients with ovarian cancer,” which is the Lead Article of IJGC’s September 2021 issue. Professor Fotopoulou works at the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, UK. She is an elected ESGO council member and Chair of the ESGO guidelines committee.
Highlights
- Patients with advanced ovarian cancer need to have a holistic care assessment and detailed discussion about risks and benefits of surgical treatment tailored to their individual profile.
- A multidisciplinary team approach and complications management is crucial for the safe delivery of cytoreductive procedures
- Maximal infrastructural expertise and specialization are keys to surgical success

Christina Fotopoulou (@CF_PC_OvCaGroup)