This study was planned to evaluate the clinical and histopathological status of the borderline malignant ovarian tumors, which were made on a series of 39 cases with borderline malignant ovarian tumor, who were admitted, operated and confirmed
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postoperative histopathological study at department of obstetrics and gynecology, Yonsei University Wonju Christian Hospital, during the period of 10 years from 1985 Jan, to 1994 Dec.
@ES The results obtained were as follows:
@EN 1. The incidence of borderline malignant ovarian tumor among 143 cases of total group was 27.3%.
2. Age distribution revealed between 12 and 77 years old, mean age was 39.1 years old.
3. As for the parity distribution of borderline malignant ovarian tumor, nulliparity was most common(43.7%).
4. The most frequent chief complaint was palpable mass(71.7%), followed by abdominal pain(12.8%0, abdominal distenstion(10.3%), vaginal bleeding(2.6%) and urinary frequency(2.6%).
5. Among the borderline malignant ovarian tumors by histopathological classfication, mucinous tumor was most frequently reveal in 19cases(48.7%), serous tumor in 17cases(43.6%), mixed tumor in 2cases(5.1%), granulosa cell tumor in 1cases(2.6%).
6. According to FIGO classification the patients were classified as:stage I a(71.8%), stage Ib(2.6%), stage Ic(17.9%), stage IIIb(2.6%0, stage IIIc(5.1%).
7. Right site was 56.4%, left site was 35.95, and bilaterality was 7.7% in borderline malignant ovarian tumor.
8. Mean volume was 1242.20cm* in borderline malignant ovarian tumor.
9. In the 39 cases of borderline malignant ovarain tumor, 18 cases were managed by conservative operation, the other 21 cases were managed by extirpative operation and postperative chmotherapy was given in 19 cases.
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