A two year retrospective study of ovarian tumours in a rural tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction The classification of ovarian tumours both benign and malignant into numerous categories is a proof for the ever expanding number of new lesions being added every year This heterogeneity of ovarian lesions is the initiating factor to conduct this retrospective study to evaluate the frequency and age distribution of ovarian lesions in our tertiary centreMaterials and Methods This is a retrospective study conducted in the Department of pathology Government Thiruvarur medical college Thiruvarur Tamil Nadu between the period Jan 2016 to Dec2017The clinical details along with the gross and histopathological diagnosis cases with ovarian lesions were compiled and analysed to arrive at the percentage of distribution of various lesionsResults Out of 144 cases studied benign borderline and malignant ovarian tumours were 7985 347 and 1665 respectively Benign tumours peaked between third and fourth decades while malignant tumours were seen commonly after fifth decade Surface epithelial tumours were common 84 followed by germ cell tumours 764 and sex cord stromal tumours 416 Serous cystadenoma was more common than mucinous cystadenoma followed by mature cystic teratoma Serous cystadenocarcinoma was the most common malignancy in our studyKeywords Surface epithelial tumour Germ cell tumours Sex cord stromal tumours
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S R. Muraliprasath
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