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BACKGROUND In the preoperative diagnosis and management of patients with gynaecologic pelvic masses, gray scale ultrasound or computed tomography can provide significant clinical data. [1] Accurate evaluation of uterine and adnexal masses has become more feasible because of advances in imaging. Sonography is now considered an extension of the physical examination and is used as the primary imaging technique for the evaluation of any female pelvic mass. [3] Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the role of ultrasound as an imaging modality in uterine masses in a tertiary care hospital. Aims and Objectives-1. To study the clinico-radiological profile of patients presenting with uterine masses by using sonography. 2. Pre-operative assessment of benign versus malignant tumours by sonography.

BACKGROUND Traditionally, the preoperative radiological evaluation of patients suspected of having a uterine or adnexal mass was limited to barium enema examination and excretory urography to find out the mass effect on the bowel lumen or the urinary tract. Pelvic pneumatography, which showed the lesion directly was full of complications. [1] However, the evolution of new imaging techniques to display normal human anatomy over the past few decades has continued at an astounding pace. Accurate characterisation of adnexal and uterine lesions is of utmost importance in preoperative planning, because it facilitates the choice of therapy and assists the gynaecologists in the design of surgical approach. [2] Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the role of ultrasound as an imaging modality in neoplastic ovarian masses in a tertiary care hospital. This study was designed-1. To study the clinico-radiological profile of patients presenting with uterine and adnexal masses by using sonography. 2. Pre-operative assessment of benign versus malignant tumours by sonography. 3. To characterise the number, location and extent of tumour masses.

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