Study of Ovarian Neoplastic Lesions

Ovaries are paired structures with an embryological, anatomic and functional complexity. Changes in their volume can be observed at ovulation, pregnancy and after menopause. Ovaries are normally resistant to diseases, but still ovary can be seat of more number of neoplastic lesions of benign and malignant. They may be primary or secondary, large or small, solid or cystic and also of mixed patterns and histological types of a broad spectrum. Ovaries are hormone influenced organs and so make a base for hormone related diseases. At the same time many other hormonally unrelated lesions are also seen in ovaries. They are asymptomatic and physical examination is difficult in early stages and hence ovarian neoplastic lesions are difficult to be diagnosed early. The present study is focused on parameters like incidence, bilaterality, age distribution, and spectrum of ovarian neoplasms. The risk of development of neoplasm in hormone influenced organs like breast and uterus is increased with hormone influenced ovarian neoplasms. The wide spectrum of ovarian neoplasms includes harmless simple cystic lesions to the fatal aggressive malignant lesions. The present study is focused on the incident rates of age, site and distribution of the various ovarian neoplastic lesions.