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Chapter 38 - Benign and Borderline Ovarian Tumours

from Section 9 - Ovary and Fallopian Tubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2021

By
Maeve Gallagher ,
Scott Fegan  and
Tahir Mahmood
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona-Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona-Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

This chapter will explore the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, investigation, diagnosis and onward management of both benign and borderline ovarian cysts. The category of benign cysts includes simple, haemorrhagic, dermoid and endometrial and will also include ovarian cysts in pregnancy. Additional note is given to emergency presentations of ovarian cysts/masses, including ovarian torsion and cyst rupture.

The topic of borderline cysts will be addressed, including definition, subtypes, presentation, investigations, diagnosis, management and outcome. The most common subtypes discussed are serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell and transitional cell borderline ovarian cysts.

Keywords

ovarycystsbenignborderlinetumours
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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Gynaecology
 , pp. 330 - 335
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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