Malignant ovarian tumours: histopathological analysis in our patients

ABSTRACT

To note the frequency of malignant ovarian tumors in our patients and to describe their histopathological variants. It was a prostective study carried out at the department of Gynae and Obs in J.P.M.C over 18 months period from 2001 to 2002. Consecutive patients were admitted with the diagnosis of Gynaecological malignancies confirmed on ultrasound and all underwent laparotomies during the same admission. Various parameters were analyzed including age, parity, co morbid conditions, menstrual history, family history of cancer and previous surgeries etc. Statistical analysis was carried out utilizing SPSS 10.0 for windows. During this eighteen months study 70 patients were diagnosed to have gynaecological malignancy. Among them 16 patients [22.85%] had malignant ovarian tumors and their histopathology reports showed that majority of cases i.e,10 patients [62.5%] had tumors of epithelial origin, 2 [10.5%] belong to sex cord tumors, 1 [6.25%] was of germ cell origin and 1 patients had metastatic ovarian tumors. It was concluded from our study that ovarian tumor rate is quite high and seen more in young female and majority of cases had tumor of epithelial origin. The symptoms of the ovarian tumors are often non-specific and vague, which makes it difficult to diagnose. Prognosis is poor if not treated in early disease