HIGH YIELD-OVARIAN TUMORS

Question 1

benign ovarian tumors (majority 80%) affects what female age range?

Answer 1

20-45 years

Question 2

malignant ovarian tumors affect what female age range?

Answer 2

40-65 years

Question 3

ovarian tumors present how?

Answer 3

majority produce mild symptoms until they reach a large size

malignant tumors spread outside the ovary by the time of diagnosis

Question 4

what are the types of ovarian carcinoma?

Answer 4

surface epithelial tumors
-serous tumor (most frequent epithelial tumor)

mucinous tumor

pseudomyxoma peritonei

Question 5

what is the detection like for ovarian carcinoma?

risk factors?

Answer 5

early detection infrequent because cancer already spread by the time its found

nulliparity
Fx-BRCA1, p53, HER2/neu

Question 6

name this surface epithelial tumor?

most frequent
affects women 30-40 y/o
if benign: smooth wall
if malignant: solid, nodular areas
borderline: increased number of papillary projections

Answer 6

serous tumor

Question 7

name this surface epithelial tumor?

mucin secreting cells

occurs in middle adult life

benign: 80%
malignent: 10%
borderline: 10%

more cysts than serous, less frequent bilateral, large cystic masses

mucinous cystademona, columnar cell

Answer 7

mucinous tumor

Question 8

name this surface epithelial tumor?

assoc. with mucinous ovarian tumors; ovarian tumor with extensive mucinous ascites, implants on peritoneal surfaces and adhesions causing bowel obstruction and death

Answer 8

pseudomyxoma peritonei

Question 9

whats the germ cell tumor?

subtypes?

Answer 9

teratoma

mature (benign), common
immature (malignant),rare
monodermal, really rare
-struma ovarii
-carcinoid