Malignant and Borderline Ovarian Neoplasms with Evaluation by Ultrasonography, Ca125 Level and Age

Adnexal masses are common in gynecology practice and the decision to treat the patient by observation, laparoscopy, or laparotomy will often depend upon basic evaluation in various age groups of women. In the United States, a woman has a 5-10% lifetime risk of undergoing surgery for an adnexal mass and, of these, benign neoplasms constitute a significant number, but 4% of new ovarian cancers expected to be diagnosed at local or regional states in 2007 (Jemal et al., 2007). Although most adnexal masses are benign, the goal of the diagnostic evaluation is to exclude ovarian cancer for which 5 year