Frequency and Disposition of Ovarian Abnormalities Followed With Serial Transvaginal Ultrasonography

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Affective, cognitive and behavioral outcomes associated with a false positive ovarian cancer screening test result

“…Similar to other cancer screening modalities, screening for OC yields a proportion of FP test results (Pavlik et al, 2013). An FP test result occurs when patients receive an initial abnormal result during routine screening, some clinical follow-up is undertaken, including recall for a repeat of the screening test, and follow-up confirms no malignancy is present.…”

Management of adnexal masses in pregnancy: our experience from a tertiary referral perinatal centre in South India

“…Surgery during antepartum period (15.1 %) was performed in those with persistent abdominal pain or suspicious sonographic findings. Three Serial ultrasonographic surveillance has shown the prevalence and incidence of abnormal ovarian ultrasonograms in premenopausal women to be 5.4 and 2.4 %, respectively [3]. Adnexal masses detected with ultrasound are reported in up to 4 % of all pregnant women [4] and ovarian pathology is detected for the first time at Caesarean section in 0.5 % of cases [5].…”

“…50 cysts were labelled as corpus luteal/ haemorrhagic and managed conservatively; seven of these [2]. Even if the initial appearance is complex, solid, or bilateral, more than 60 % of ovarian abnormalities return to normal with serial observation [3]. Elective surgery should be done in the second trimester to minimize the risk of fetal loss.…”

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted versus laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (NAOC vs. LOC): a case-matched study

“…The reported prevalence changes widely with the population studied and the criteria employed. The ball park estimate of prevalence was 2.5-34.9 %, and ovarian cysts were more common in premenopausal than in postmenopausal women [1][2][3]. The treatment of an ovarian mass can be expectant management with continued surveillance or surgery.…”