Ovary Lessions Evolution in Menopause

Current Health Sciences Journal

LORENA DIJMARESCU¹ 

关键词: adnexal masses;    menopausal status;    transvaginal ultrasound examinations;   

DOI  :  10.12865/CHSJ.38.02.02

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova / University of Medicine and Pharmacy

【 摘 要 】

Background. In the past, any detection of adnexal cystic masses was considered abnormal and would result in routine surgery.  But the results of several studies concluded that ovarian cysts, especially those smaller than 5 cm in diameter, are hardly malignant. Such cysts constitute an important source of false-positive results in any ovarian screening program. Patients and Method In our study there were included 51 patients who met the following criteria menopausal status, whether surgical or natural, for at least 1 year (defined as cessation of menses or positive hormonal diagnosis), had at least one ovary, were asymptomatic. Results. Ovaries were more readily visualized when women were less than 5 years postmenopausal (78%),  than when they were 10 years beyond menopause (64%), probably because of the progressive decrease in ovarian size. Of the 21 cases included in the study based on ultrasound appearance and / or elevated CA125, in 2 cases (8%) the cyst has completely disappeare.

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