Retrospective Study of Ovarian Tumor Incidence and Histopathological
Patterns in Maternity and Children Hospital at Al Madinah Al Munawara,
Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Ovarian tumors are the second most cause of cancer-related
mortality in women, with a wide range of histological diagnoses. It is
responsible for 6% of all malignancies. Despite the fact that it is one
of the curable tumors due to its susceptibility to anticancer medicines,
it seldom causes symptoms until the disease has progressed widely. The
goal of our research is to establish the type of various ovarian tumors
as well as the frequency and distribution of various neoplastic lesions
in the past. Methods: 201 ovarian tumors were retrospectively collected
from 8691 gynecology cases seen in the outpatient clinic at the
maternity and children’s hospital in Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi
Arabia [from January 2015 to January 2019] to determine the
frequency of different histological patterns of ovarian tumors in our
hospital. Results: The majority of ovarian tumor cases, 186 cases,
(92.54 percent) were benign, although 13 cases (6.47 percent) were
malignant, and the other two cases were borderline (1%). Epithelial
tumors were the most prevalent histological pattern seen in the
investigation (69.8 percent). Serous cyst adenoma and teratoma were the
most prevalent benign tumors, whereas serous cystadenocarcinoma and
mucinous cystadenocarcinoma were the most common malignant tumors.
Conclusion: Epithelial tumors are the most prevalent ovarian tumors in
our study. Germ cell tumors were in second place, followed by epithelial
ovarian tumors, which are more prevalent in adults and adolescents.
Patients with malignant ovarian tumors frequently come in later stages
of the disease, hence late reporting is prevalent.