FREQUENCY AND PATTERN OF OVARIAN TUMOURS
Abstract
Objective:To evaluate the frequency and types of ovarian tumours with respect to age.
Material and methods: All the ovarian tumours that were diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, over a 5 years period from January 2004 to December 2008 were reviewed.
Results: A total of 227 cases were reviewed. 181 lesions were found benign tumours and 46 were malignant. Surface epithelial tumours were common benign consisting consist of serous cyst adenoma with a frequency of 55% followed by mucinous cyst adenoma 20%. Benign germ cell tumours were 25%. In malignant tumours, serous cystadenocarcinoma was the commonest malignant lesion 38%, followed by 17% cases of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and 1 (2%) case of clear cell carcinoma. Germ cell tumours were composed of immature teratoma 11%, yolk sac tumour 9%, mixed germ cell tumour 4% & a single case of dysgerminoma with a frequency of 2%. The frequency of sex cord stromal tumours was 17%. Most of the benign tumours were found in 3rd and 4th decades of life. However maximum number of malignant tumours was seen in 5th & 6th decades.
Conclusion: Surface epithelial tumours were the major histological type of ovarian tumours followed by germ cell tumours.
Key words: Ovary, Serous tumours, Mucinous tumours, Germ cell tumours.
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