ovarian torsion in postmenopausal women and risk of malignancy

Ovarian Torsion in Postmenopausal Women and risk of malignancy

Background & aim: Ovarian torsion is one of the most common causes of emergency surgery in gynecology, with a tendency to occur in postmenopausal women. The aim of this study was to provide information concerning the clinical presentations, surgical management, pathological findings and risk of malignancy in postmenopausal women with ovarian torsion. Methods:In this cross-sectional study, the r...

Adnexal Torsion in Postmenopausal Women: Clinical Presentation and Risk of Malignancy.

Predictive Value of Malignancy Risk Indices for Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women.

BACKGROUND To evaluate the predictive role of a risk of malignancy index in discriminating between benign and malignant adnexal masses preoperatively. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 408 patients with adnexal masses managed surgically between January 2010 and February 2014 were included. The risk of malignancy indices (RMI) 1, 2, 3 and 4 were calculated using findings for ultrasonography, me...

Ovarian torsion of mixed epithelial tumor misdiagnosed as a malignancy in postmenopausal woman

RATIONALE Adnexal torsion is 1 of the most common emergency gynecological disease. It is more often diagnosed in reproductive age, but rarely in postmenopausal women. The clinical symptoms of adnexal torsion are nonspecific in postmenopausal women. Epithelial ovarian tumors are common in adults, and the risk of malignancy increases with age, especially after menopause. So, it is difficult to di...

Comparing the Diagnostic Value of the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm and CA125 in Patients with Ovarian Mass

Background and purpose: Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from gynecological cancers in women. Using specific tumor markers that help in making diagnosis at early stages improve therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) index in patients with ovarian mass. Materials and methods: A cr...

Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women

Ovarian cysts are common in postmenopausal women, although the prevalence is lower than in premenopausal women.Of 20 000 healthy postmenopausal women screened in the Prostate,Lung,Colon and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, 21.2% had abnormal ovarian morphology, either simple or complex. The greater use of ultrasound and other radiological investigations means that an increasing proportion of the...