Huma Quddusi, Asiya Nawaz Alvi, Ejaz Masood.
Ovarian Tumors in Adolescent females, an Experience at Nishtar Hospital Multan.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(1):93-4.

Objective: To study various presentations, surgical management and histopathological types of ovarian tumors in young girls of 10 to 22 years of age. Design: Case series descriptive study. Setting: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Oncology, Nishtar Hospital Multan. Period: July 2010 to Aug 2012. Patients and methods: Young girls upto 22 years of age presenting with abdominal mass, abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities; with a preoperative diagnosis of ovarian tumor were included. Detailed history, examination, USG findings, surgical management and histological types were studied. Results: During study period, 21 girls with ovarian tumors; 10 -22 yrs of age were studied, mean age was 16years.Mass abdomen was presenting symptom in 66.7% patients followed by abdominal pain in 23.8%, secondary amenorrhea with hirsuitism in 9.5%. Unilateral salpingo-ophorectomy was done in 90.5% pts and debulking surgery in 9.5% cases.85.7% cases were benign and 14.3% were malignant. Conclusion: Ovarian tumors represent 1.5% of all tumors in childhood and adolescents. Benign lesions are very common. Main interest is towards timely diagnosis and fertility conserving procedures in young girls.

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