Items tagged “gynaecology”

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Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary

Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are a type of sex cord / stromal ovarian tumor. It can be divided into two broad subtypes: adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: much more common and accounts for ~95% of cases 5 juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary Epidemiology Sex cord-stromal t...
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Ovarian cystic neoplasms

Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be either benign or malignant and can arise from epithelial, stromal, or germ cell components. In general, the risk of malignancy in unilocular cystic tumors <10 cm in women over the age of 50 years is thought to be low 3,4. benign ovarian mature cystic tera...
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Ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary is a rare malignant ovarian mucinous tumor. This type can account for 5-10% of all ovarian mucinous tumors. It is a type of ovarian epithelial tumor.  Pathology Retrospective studies have suggested that many mucinous carcinomas initially diagnosed as pr...
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Sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary

Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary is a rare ovarian neoplasm. It is considered a subtype of ovarian sex cord / stromal tumor and is included in the fibroma-thecoma group of ovarian tumors 9. Epidemiology It occurs predominantly in young women and its incidence peaks around the 2nd to...
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Malignant mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary

A malignant mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary is a subtype of ovarian germ cell tumor. These are not to be confused with malignant mixed Müllerian tumors of the ovary. Epidemiology These tumors are rare. They most commonly affect adolescent women of reproductive age 1. Pathology They are ma...
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Cystic endometrial atrophy

Cystic endometrial atrophy is a benign process that can occur as part of tamoxifen-associated endometrial change.  Pathology It is diagnosed histologically when multiple cystic spaces (dilated glands) lined with atrophic epithelium are present within a dense fibrous stroma.  At hysteroscopy, ...
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Ovarian tumors associated with endometrial thickening

There are several ovarian tumors associated with endometrial thickening and this is often due to oestrogenic effects of the ovarian tumor. Such tumors include: ovarian epithelial tumors endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary may have synchronous endometrial carcinoma or endometrial hyperplasia,...
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Adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary

Adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary is a type of ovarian sex cord / stromal tumor. They are by far the most frequent subtype of granulosa cell tumors of the ovary (95%) and are commoner than the juvenile granulosa tumor of the ovary. Epidemiology Approximately two-thirds of this subtype ar...
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Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor

Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCT), also known as ovarian androblastomas, are a subtype of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumor. Epidemiology They are rare and only account for ~0.5% of all ovarian tumors. While they can present at any age, they typically present <30 years old, with a mean ag...
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Juvenile granulosa cell tumor (ovary)

Juvenile granulosa cell tumors of the ovary (JGCT) are a less common subtype of granulosa cell tumor of the ovary (~5% of cases). They are classified as ovarian sex cord / stromal tumors. Epidemiology It typically occurs in premenarchal girls and young women. The mean age of presentation is 13...
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Predominantly solid ovarian neoplasms

Predominantly solid ovarian neoplasms account for a minority of ovarian neoplasms. They include a wide pathological spectrum: epithelial tumors: ~28% of all solid ovarian tumors 1 Brenner tumor germ cell tumors: ~22% 1 ovarian teratoma: noncystic type ovarian dysgerminoma sex cord  / strom...
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Sex cord / stromal ovarian tumors

Sex cord / stromal ovarian tumors are a subtype of ovarian tumors and account for 8-10% of all ovarian tumors. They arise from two groups of cells in the ovary: stromal cells primitive sex cords: celomic epithelium The group of tumors includes ovarian fibroma-thecoma spectrum ovarian fibrom...
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Hulka clips

  Diagnosis certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 10 Feb 2012
79% complete
X-ray
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Ovarian epithelial tumors

Ovarian epithelial tumors account for the majority of all ovarian tumors (60-70%) and their malignant forms represent >90% of ovarian cancers 1. They can range from benign to highly malignant tumors. Epidemiology There is a difference in the frequency of ovarian tumor subtypes depending on men...
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Paraovarian cyst

  Diagnosis almost certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 28 Oct 2012
75% complete
Ultrasound
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Mature ovarian teratoma

  Diagnosis certain
David Cuete
Published 31 Jan 2015
92% complete
CT
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Female pelvic ultrasound

Pelvic ultrasound is usually the initial modality for imaging gynecologic pathology, including acute pelvic pain and chronic pelvic pain. The exam normally involves two components: a transabdominal (TA) evaluation and a transvaginal (TV) / endovaginal (EV) evaluation. Normal ultrasound anatomy ...
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Ovarian torsion

  Diagnosis certain
Matt A. Morgan
Published 26 Jan 2015
98% complete
CT Annotated image MRI Ultrasound
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MRI reporting guidelines for cervical cancer

MRI reporting guidelines for cervical cancer help maintain uniformity of reports and assessment of important imaging staging criteria. Tumor size The tumor should be measured in three orthogonal planes. Tumors with a maximum diameter >4 cm are usually not amenable to primary radical surgery. ...
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Ovarian torsion

  Diagnosis probable
Domenico Nicoletti
Published 30 Jan 2015
68% complete
CT

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