Whether benign or malignant, functional or organic, fluid or solid, ovarian masses are the most common gynecological tumors, with benign tumors and functional cysts greatly predominating. The annual incidence of ovarian neoplasms…

The symptoms leading to diagnosis are varied and not necessarily specific to the pelvic region. They may follow a chronic course mainly marked by poorly defined pain, heaviness or a palpable mass. In…

Epithelial ovarian neoplasms are rare in patients under the age of 20 years.
Few series have found any premenarchal adolescents with these lesions.

Serous cystadenomas are the most common. They are often unilocular,…

Imaging
Numerous techniques are available and play a fundamental role not only in establishing a positive diagnosis and orienting the etiology, but also in surveillance and the…

In practice, the clinician is confronted by two very different situations: (1) a pelvic mass or an endocrine syndrome is discovered and complementary investigations are required for better definition of…

The detection of adnexal masses is common and the vast majority is benign. These benign masses are predominantly functional ovarian cysts, most of which resolve spontaneously. Ultrasonography is the preferred…

Sex cord-stromal tumors are neoplasms which contain granulosa cells, Sertoli cells, Leydig cells and fibroblasts of stromal origin. These tumors are notable for their endocrine activity, with feminizing or predominantly estrogenproducing tumors…