HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF OVARIAN TUMOURS IN REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP WOMEN OBSERVED AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Aim and objectives: Ovarian tumours present with a wide variation in clinical presentation and morphological features. Ovaries apart from being a common sites of primary tumors, they are frequent sites for metastasis from organs like stomach, colon and breast. The present work has been undertaken to study the common morphologic and histological types of ovarian tumours in reproductive age group women. Materials and methods: A prospective study s study is conducted for a period of 3 years (August 2010 to September 2013). 100 cases of ovarian tumors in reproductive age women were selected for the present study. Age between 15 and 49 was taken as reproductive age. 100 cases of ovarian tumours in reproductive age women were selected for the present study. Age between 15 and 49 was taken as reproductive age. Out of the 100 cases 99 Results: were primary ovarian tumours, 1 was secondary / metastatic tumour. Out if the 99 primary tumours 94 were benign, 1 was borderline tumour and 4 were malignant tumours. Most tumours occurred in age between 30-40 years. Of the 99 primary tumours 85(90.4%) were surface epithelial tumours, 10 (10.6%) were germ cell tumours and 4 (4.2%) were sex-cord stromal tumours. 1 metastatic tumour, were noted. Benign ovarian tumours are more common than malignant tumours. Conclusion: Surface epithelial tumours are the most common type of all ovarian tumours. Surface epithelial tumours are the most common benign and malignant tumours in reproductive age group. The incidence, clinical presentation of the different types of ovarian tumours is extremely variable. Histopathology is still the gold standard in diagnosing most of ovarian tumours. Studying the macroscopic and microscopic features of different ovarian tumours will enable proper categorization into denite morphologic type.