TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonographic patterns of ovarian tumors
T2 - Prediction of malignancy
AU - Herrmann, Uli J.
AU - Locher, Gottfried W.
AU - Goldhirsch, Aron
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Four hundred four women with suspected pelvic masses or histories suggesting ovarian cancer (eg, low abdominal pain) entered a prospective study designed to assess the accuracy of sonography in confirming or excluding the presence of ovarian cancer. Three hundred twelve of these patients were operated on and evaluated within three weeks after sonography. The predictive value of the sonographic evidence of malignancy was 73% (38 of 52 patients), whereas benign tumors were predicted correctly in 95.6% (177 of 185). Sonographic reassessment of masses with patterns suggesting benign disease may be an alternative to immediate surgical exploration in a selected population (ie, those with poor surgical risk). The sonographic detection of ovarian malignancy requires further improvement; as a diagnostic tool it continues to present a challenge.
AB - Four hundred four women with suspected pelvic masses or histories suggesting ovarian cancer (eg, low abdominal pain) entered a prospective study designed to assess the accuracy of sonography in confirming or excluding the presence of ovarian cancer. Three hundred twelve of these patients were operated on and evaluated within three weeks after sonography. The predictive value of the sonographic evidence of malignancy was 73% (38 of 52 patients), whereas benign tumors were predicted correctly in 95.6% (177 of 185). Sonographic reassessment of masses with patterns suggesting benign disease may be an alternative to immediate surgical exploration in a selected population (ie, those with poor surgical risk). The sonographic detection of ovarian malignancy requires further improvement; as a diagnostic tool it continues to present a challenge.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3554058
AN - SCOPUS:0023133307
VL - 69
SP - 777
EP - 781
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology
SN - 0029-7844
IS - 5
ER -