Sumaira Yasmin, Aiman Yasmin, Mohammad Asif.
Frequency of benign and malignant ovarian tumours in a tertiary care hospital.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;20(4):393-7.

Objective: To find out frequency of benign and malignant ovarian tumors in a single unit in a period of one year Material and Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional hospital based study conducted in Gynae `A` Unit, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from 1st January, 2002 till 31st December, 2002. Patients with ovarian tumors were admitted followed by a detailed case history and thorough clinical examination. All the relevant details were recorded on a questionnaire. Patients were investigated and after performing surgery, the specimens of ovarian tumors taken were subjected to histopathological examination in the Pathology Department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. Results: Out of the total 5732 gynecological admissions in one year research period, the total number of patients with ovarian tumors was 71 (1.2%). Hence the frequency of ovarian tumors was found to be 12.3/1000 for all the gynecological admissions. Out of 71 cases, 61(89.71%) were benign ovarian tumors and 7(10.29%) were malignant ovarian tumors. There were no tumors determined with borderline malignancy. In three cases the histopathology reports were not reviewed. The commonest benign tumour was follicular cysts (27.86%) followed by serous cyst adenoma (24.59%). Common malignant ovarian tumours were granulosa cell tumours and endometriod carcinoma (each 28.5%). Conclusion: Ovarian tumors constitute a significant proportion of gynecological admissions with benign tumors being more frequent than malignant ones.

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