FREQUENCY AND HISTOLOGICAL TYPES OF OVARIAN NEOPLASIA IN PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52206/jsmc.2014.4.2.516-522Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ovarian neoplasia are one of the commonest tumors in the world. The objective of
study was to determine the frequency and histological types of ovarian neoplasia in biopsy specimen
sent to Pathology Department, Ayub Medical College Abbottabad.
METHODOLOGY: This descriptive study was carried out in Pathology Department, Ayub Medical
College Abbottabad. The duration of this study was one year (10.7.2012 to 10.7.2013) All the
specimens were received in 10% buffered formalin, gross examination was performed and
representative sections were taken. At least two blocks were made: slides were prepared and stained
with hematoxylin and eosin stain. Diagnosis was recorded. The data were analyzed for frequency, ratio,
percentage, mean and standard deviation.
RESULTS: In 100 ovarian tumors 81% were benign, 18% were malignant and 1% as metastatic. Most
of the tumors (72%) were cystic on gross examination. Serous cystadenoma was the commonest benign
tumor (33%) and mucinous adenocarcinoma was the commonest malignant tumor (9%). Benign cysts of
no special type (NST) were 23%. Mean age for serous cystadenoma was 39.93 ± 15.73 and for
mucinous cystadenocarcinoma was 48.75 ± 14.37 years. The mean age for benign cyst (NST) was 35.70
± 10.13 years. Germ cell tumors especially dysgerminoma was found in early age groups (10-20 years).
CONCLUSION: This study show general agreement with other national and international studies,
where is Benign cyst (NST) which makes a significant percentage (23%) in this study and mucinous
cystadenocarcinomas which was found to be the commonest malignant surface epithelial tumor in this
study (9%) are present in frequencies higher than in local and western studies.
KEYWORDS: Ovarian Neoplasm, Serous Cystadenomas, Germ cell tumors.
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