Items tagged “ovary”
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Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
Hemorrhagic ovarian cysts usually result from hemorrhage into a corpus luteum or other functional cyst. Radiographic features are variable depending on the age of the hemorrhage. They typically resolve within 8 weeks.
Clinical presentation
Patients may present with sudden-onset pelvic pain, p...
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Ovarian thecoma
Ovarian thecomas are benign ovarian tumors of sex cord / stromal (mesenchymal) origin. They are thought to account for approximately 0.5-1% of all ovarian tumors. As ovarian thecomas secrete estrogen, they are described as functional ovarian tumors.
Epidemiology
They typically present in older...
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Ovarian cancer (staging)
The most commonly adopted ovarian cancer staging system is the FIGO staging system. The most recent staging system is from 2014 1:
CT is considered the best imaging modality for staging ovarian cancer 4.
stage I: tumor limited to the ovaries
stage Ia:
tumor limited to one ovary
capsule i...
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Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma
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24 Mar 2011
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Ovarian fibroma
Ovarian fibromas are benign ovarian tumors of sex cord/stromal origin. Although fibromas account for ~4% of all ovarian neoplasms, they are the most common sex cord ovarian tumors.
Epidemiology
Fibromas occur at all ages but are most frequently seen in middle-aged women.
Associations
They ar...
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Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma
Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary is at the benign end of the spectrum of mucin-containing epithelial ovarian tumors.
Epidemiology
The estimated peak incidence is at around 30-50 years of age.
They comprise approximately 80% of mucinous ovarian tumors and 20-25% of all benign ovarian tumors....
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Ovarian follicular cyst
An ovarian follicular cyst is type of simple physiological ovarian cyst.
Terminology
The terms "ovarian cyst" and "ovarian follicular cyst" are often used interchangeably. These two terms describe lesions >3 cm, and it is important to differentiate them from an "ovarian follicle" which is <3 c...
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Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma is the malignant form of ovarian serous tumor, the most common type of ovarian epithelial tumor. It is the most common type of ovarian malignancy.
Increasingly, high-grade serous carcinoma and low-grade serous carcinoma are recognized as distinct tumor types ra...
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Germ cell tumors of the ovary
Germ cell tumors of the ovary account for approximately 15-20% of all ovarian tumors. In children and adolescents, up to 60% of ovarian tumors can be of germ cell origin.
They include:
ovarian teratoma(s): commonest primary benign tumor of ovary and commonest germ cell tumor:
mature (cystic) ...
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Ovarian fibrothecoma
Ovarian fibrothecomas comprise tumors in the spectrum of ovarian sex cord / stromal tumors where there are components of both an ovarian fibroma and an ovarian thecoma.
Epidemiology
Most occur in adult women, with ~66% in postmenopausal women. Although they account for ~1% of all ovarian tumo...
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Ovarian mucinous tumors
Ovarian mucinous tumors are a subgroup of ovarian epithelial tumors. They represent 10-15% of all ovarian tumors and ~10% of all malignant ovarian tumors. They are subdivided according to their malignant potential and clinical behavior into:
ovarian mucinous cystadenoma
ovarian borderline...
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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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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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Ovarian dermoid
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14 Mar 2012
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Ovarian dermoid cyst
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24 Apr 2012
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