A comparative study of benign and malignant ovarian tumors in tertiary care center
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
In developing countries like India, patients seek medical help usually during advanced stage of ovarian tumors. Thus, patients with the tumors of ovaries need high index of suspicion. In early stage it present with very vague symptoms like pedal edema and dyspepsia. So, regular screening in females >35 year with serum ca-125 and annual transvaginal USG can help in early diagnosis and treatment. Total of 2275 Gynecological cases were received at the department of Pathology in tertiary referral centre during the period of 2 years from January 2015 to December 2016. In these 454 cases of ovaries both cystic, benign and malignant ovarian tumors were studied. Among these 366 cases included inclusion cyst corpus luteal cyst and follicular cyst in decreasing order 62 cases were of benign tumors included serous cyst adenoma, mucinous cyst adenoma and mature tetratoma. 26 cases were malignant included serous cystadenocarcinoma, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, malignant teratoma, Krukenberg tumor, yolksac tumor.
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Priyanka Poonam
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