Study of morphological patterns of ovarian neoplasms

Background: The ovarian neoplasms are the cause of highest mortality in female genital tract. Histomorphological study is the gold standard to assess the treatment modalities and prognosis of various tumors. Aim: This study is done to determine the age incidence, prevalence and morphological variants of ovarian neoplasms Materials and methods: This is retrospective and prospective study done from January 2002 to October 2008. Thorough sampling from representative areas were given and stained with H & E. Special stains like reticulin, vangieson, PAS, mucicarmine were done if necessary. Results: Out of 278 ovarian neoplasms analysed in this study, 275 were primary (98.92%) and 3 were metastatic tumors (1.08%). Among primary ovarian tumors, the surface epithelial tumors ranked first (85.25%), followed by germ cell tumors (9.71%) and sex cord stromal tumors (3.95%). Most of the benign tumors were observed in 4 decade, while the malignant tumors in 5 decade . Conclusions: The study of macroscopic and microscopic features of different ovarian tumors will enable for categorization into exact morphological type which will help the gynecologist for proper management.