This study was undertaken for the clinical evaluation and statistical analysis on the 301 patients with ovarian tumors who were operated and confirmed by histopathological study at the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gyneclogy, Wonkwang University
Hospital
from
Jan. 1, 1986 to Dec. 31, 1991.
@ES The results obtained were as follows:
@EN 1. Among 301 cases, 91 cases(30.2%) were non-neoplastic, 199cases(66.1%) were benign neoplastic tumors and 11 cases(3.7%) were malignant tumors.
2. Simple cyst was most frequent among non-neoplastic tumor. Among benign ovarian tumors, 49.8% were cystic teratoma ranked first followed by serous cystadenoma and mucinous cystadenoma comprising 25.1% and 23.1% respectively in order of
frequency.
3. On histopathological classification, the tumor originated from common epithelial cell was 49.5%, germ cell tumor was 49.0% ad remainds were gonadal stromal origin.
4. Non-neoplastic and benign neoplastic ovarian tumor were most prevalent in twentieth and thirtieth, but malignant neoplastic tumor were most prevalent in fortieth..
5. On the parity of patients with benign neoplastic tumors, nulliparities were most common (27.6%). On that of malignant tumor, multiparities were most common (72.7%)
6. Menstrual pattern was regular in 71.1%, irregular in 11.3% and physiologic amenorrhea in 17.6%
7. As to the subjective symptoms of the ovarian tumors, lower abdominal pain and discomfort was 55.5% ranked first followed by palpable mass 18.7%, lumbago 7.0% and abnormal vaginal bleeding 6.0% in sequence.
8. The mean size of non-neoplastic tumors, benign & malignant ovarian tumors were 7.4cm, 11.7cm and 12.0cm in diameter respectively.
9. Bilaterality was noticed in 4.4% of non-neoplastic tumors, 7.1% of benign ovarian tumors and 27.2% of malignant one.
10. The ovarian tumors associated with pregnancy were 45 cases(15.0%). Among them, 23 cases were intrauterine pregnancy and 22 cases were ectopic pregnancy.
11. Among 45 cases(15.0%) of complications, 27 cases(60.0%)were torsion and 18 cases (40.0%) were rupture.
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