What does USO stand for?

Unilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (surgical procedure)

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[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Based upon these findings, the patient underwent laparotomy for tumor resection and unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary

Surgery may also be an unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (surgery to remove one of the ovaries and the fallopian tube, the tube that connects the ovary to the uterus) or a combination of a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus), a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (surgery remove both of the ovaries and fallopian tubes), and an omentectomy (partial removal of the fatty lining of the abdominal cavity, where the cancer tends to spread).

Ovarian Cancer; Treatment

The most common tumors are germ cell or epithelial tumors, which can be safely treated with a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Strategies to lessen fetal risks during cancer Tx. (Excision, Nodal ...