Post-Treatment Surveillance For Ovarian Carcinoma Patients: The Effect Of Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cmsa).

e16538 Background: In the USA, ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in women; about 21,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Many women experience recurrence after curative-intent treatment. Post-treatment surveillance is felt to be useful. Consensus-based surveillance guidelines exist, but high-quality evidence is not available. We recently carried out a survey of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists which documented marked variation in the intensity of surveillance (Gynecol Oncol 120: 205-207, 2011). We sought to determine whether Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) could explain the variation in surveillance intensity. Methods: The 943 SGO members were surveyed to determine their surveillance practices. Our survey offered 4 idealized clinical vignettes and a menu of 11 testing modalities. Responses were stratified by CMSA. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used to generate mean, SD, median, and range. Results: 323 of those surveyed responded; 283 were evaluable. There was statisti...