Benign Dx Of The Ovary Flashcards
Goal of management of benign doc of ovary
Exclude Malignancy
Ovarian cyst accident prevention
Benign ovarian tumors are classified into
Physiological cysts
Benign Epithelial tumors
Benign Germ cell tumors
Benign Sex cord/ Stromal tumors
Benign Epithelial tumors include
Serous Cystadenoma
Mucinous Cystadenoma
Breeder Tumor
Endometriod cystadenoma
Clear cell Tumor
Benign Germ cell Tumors are
Demoid cyst
Teratoma
Benign Sex cord/Stromal tumors include
Sertoli-leydig cell Tumor
Fibroma
Granulosa cell Tumor
Persistent follicular cyst may cause
Menstrual Disturbances
Endometrial Hyperplasia
Luteal cysts are more common in the
Right Ovary
What’s the most common type of ovarian tumour
Benign Epithelial Ovarian Tumors
The most common subtype of benign Epithelial Ovarian Tumors
Serous Cystadenoma
Features of serous Cystadenoma
Unilocular
Unilateral
Contains serous fluid that have psammoma bodies
What type of benign epithelial ovarian tumors has a Ground-glass appearance on ultrasound.
Endometriod Cystadenoma
What type of benign Epithelial ovarian tumor have transitional epithelium, and mostly in women over 40yrs and may secret oestrogen causing abnormal vaginal bleeding.
Brenner tumours-
What type of Benign sex cord tumor is solid, unilateral, benign tumor occurring in the 6th decade of life.
They also cause precocious puberty, PMB, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial ca due to large quantities of oestrogen production
Theca cell tumors-
Call-Exner bodies are pathognomonic to
Granulosa cell tumor
What is Meig’s Syndrome(
Ascites, pleural effusion in association with ovarian fibroma