TY - JOUR
T1 - Ovarian cysts in the postmenopause
T2 - Is a conservative treatment feasible?
AU - Dei Malatesta, M. L F
AU - Veneziano, M.
AU - Piccioni, M. G.
AU - Pecorini, F.
AU - Gaveglia, A.
AU - Felici, A.
AU - Marzetti, L.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer reaches a peak between the ages of 50 and 59 years. Therefore any ovarian enlargement in the postmenopause has been treated up to now with prompt surgical exploration. Recently the reliability of ultrasound has allowed a conservative management of small unilocular ovarian cysts even in the postmenopause. The Authors report here their experience on benign masses in postmenopausal women, and discuss the feasibility of ultrasound-guided aspiration of small, anechoic adnexal cysts.
AB - The incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer reaches a peak between the ages of 50 and 59 years. Therefore any ovarian enlargement in the postmenopause has been treated up to now with prompt surgical exploration. Recently the reliability of ultrasound has allowed a conservative management of small unilocular ovarian cysts even in the postmenopause. The Authors report here their experience on benign masses in postmenopausal women, and discuss the feasibility of ultrasound-guided aspiration of small, anechoic adnexal cysts.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8403422
AN - SCOPUS:0027240728
VL - 20
SP - 151
EP - 158
JO - Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology
SN - 0390-6663
IS - 3
ER -