"Ovarian Neoplasms- Histopathological Patterns and Relative Frequencies in an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital"

Abstract

Introduction: Ovarian neoplasms are tumors or cancer of the ovary. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant and are classified according to the tissue of origin, such as the surface epithelium, the stromal endocrine cells, and the totipotent germ cells.Ovarian neoplasms are one of the major causes of gynaecological problems in females and present with marked variation in their histological types. Western and Asian countries show a difference in relative frequency of these lesions. This study was conducted to find out frequency of various histological patterns of ovarian neoplasms received as surgical pathology specimens at Histopathology department, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.