Clinical Profile of Patients Presenting with Ovarian Tumors at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Jharkhand, India

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Ovary is a common site for tumors, both benignand malignant which causes great morbidity and mortality.The study was undertaken to analyse the clinical profile andhistologic pattern of ovarian tumors.Material and methods: A prospective observational study ofcases presenting with ovarian tumors was done over a periodof 14 months from December 2016 to January 2018.Results: Ovarian tumors accounted for 3.32% of allgynecologic admissions (68/2045) during the study period.There were 50 benign (73.52%) and 18 malignant tumors(26.47%). Age of patients ranged from 12-72 years. Mostof the cases were in the reproductive age group. Surfaceepithelial tumors dominated other types (81.25%). Mucinouscystadenoma was the commonest (35.93%) benign tumorfollowed by serous cystadenoma (23.43%), dermoid cyst(15.6%) and granulosa cell tumor (1.56%). Commonestmalignant tumor was serous cystadenocarcinoma (15.6%),followed by mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (6.25%) andKrukenberg tumor (1.56%). Clinical symptoms and signs werevague but were present for more than one year in majority.Significant number of malignant tumors presented at earlierage (30-50 years) and in later stages (stage 3).Conclusion: Among malignant tumors, younger age ofpresentation, relatively long duration of symptoms for morethan 1 year, and advance stage of disease was more common.This emphasizes the need for early attention to symptoms andsigns and proper evaluation with detailed investigations forexclusion of ovarian malignancy in all age groups.