Preoperative sonographic features of borderline ovarian tumors

Abstract

Objective To determine the sonographic findings that distinguish borderline ovarian tumors (BOT)

Which extrauterine pelvic masses are difficult to correctly classify as benign or malignant on the basis of ultrasound findings and is there a way of making a correct diagnosis?

“…This is not surprising because we found that these ultrasound features are characteristic of borderline tumors, and borderline tumors were overrepresented among the difficult tumors. Others, too, found papillary projections and multilocularity to be characteristic of borderline tumors 6,7 . It is important to be able to reliably discriminate between benign and malignant adnexal masses in order to be able to correctly evaluate the need for surgery and to choose the appropriate time and mode of operation.…”

Borderline mucinous ovarian tumour and ndash; a rare bilateral presentation

“…Preoperative diagnostic criteria for borderline tumours has not been extensively studied; tumour markers, USG, Doppler, CT and MRI have got limited clinical utility. 1 Various studies have not found uniform and consistent elevation, correlation with clinical stage of specific ovarian tumour markers like CA-125, CA 19-9.…”

“…Taylor introduced the term 'semimalignant' tumour in 1929. [1][2][3] The features of mucinous borderline tumours were probably first documented in a study from the Cleveland Clinic in 1955. 4 In 1961, the Cancer Committee of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) proposed a classification of common primary epithelial ovarian tumours, subdivided into three groups: benign cystadenoma; cystadenoma with proliferating activity of the epithelial cells and nuclear abnormalities, but with no infiltrative destructive growth (low potential malignancy); and cystadenocarcinoma.…”

Borderline Ovarian Tumor with Severe Dyspnea in a 79 Year Old Patient

“…The ultrasound aspect of borderline tumors ranges from unilocular cysts to complex masses with solid and cystic components. The presence of papillae is common [7,8].…”