Abstract
Ovarian tumors are one of the most common neoplasms encountered in females. Material and methods; A five and half year of retrospective study of ovarian tumors was carried out in a tertiary care hospital-Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, to find out the different histological types of ovarian tumors. Results; 537 ovarian mass specimens were sent for histopathological evaluation from January 2012 to June 2017, either as solitary specimens or as part of total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) specimens. 20-39 years constituted the majority. Benign neoplastic lesions constituted the majority of lesions diagnosed (49%).Among neoplastic ovarian lesions 80.1% cases were benign, 3.7% case was at borderline and 16.2% cases were malignant. Among benign ovarian neoplasms, 43.3% were serous cystadenoma; 30.0% benign cystic teratoma ; 22.4% mucinous cystadenoma. Majority of malignant (58.5%) were serous cystadenocarcinoma followed by mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, clear cell carcinoma, dysgerminoma and germ cell tumour shares 5 cases per each
Highlights
Benign ovarian tumours are more common in young females and malignant tumours are more common in elderly females [5]
The study was carried out to find out the different histological types of ovarian neoplasms and analyse their frequency and demographic details
Out of a total of 53 malignant cases, majority were (31 out of 53; 58.5%) serous cystadenocarcinoma followed by mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, clear cell carcinoma, dysgerminoma and germ cell tumour sharing 5 cases each. (Table 3)
Summary
Ovaries are complex intra-pelvic organs of the female reproductive system and are a common. Ovarian cyst can be physiological or pathological. Pathological cysts are mainly ovarian tumours which can be benign, borderline or malignant. Benign ovarian tumours are more common in young females and malignant tumours are more common in elderly females [5]. When an ovarian cyst is found, it is essential to recognize benign from malignant tumours
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