RT Book, Section
A1 Segal, Thalia R.
A1 Abittan, Baruch S.
A2 DeCherney, Alan H.
A2 Nathan, Lauren
A2 Laufer, Neri
A2 Roman, Ashley S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159961565
T1 Premalignant & Malignant Disorders of the Ovaries & Oviducts
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 12e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071833905
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159961565
RD 2024/04/25
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISEarly-stage  ovarian  cancer  often  presents  with  vague  and  ill-defined  symptoms.Late-stage  disease  presents  with  abdominal  pain  or  bloating,  early  satiety,  and/or  urinary  urgency  or  frequency.The  majority  of  women  present  with  late-stage  disease.Pelvic  ultrasound  findings  show  complex  adnexal  mass(es).The  mean  age  of  diagnosis  for  epithelial  ovarian  cancer  is  in  the  mid-50s,  with  the  majority  of  patients  diagnosed  between  ages  40  and  65.Patients  with  hereditary  causes  of  ovarian  cancer  are  diagnosed  at  earlier  age  by  almost  a  decade.Nonepithelial  ovarian  tumors  are  more  common  in  girls  and  younger  women.