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EMBRYOLOGY OF THE ADNEXAOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The presence of an adnexal mass is one of the leading indications for gynecological surgery. About 0.5%-10% of woman will undergo surgerg for a suspected adnexal mass.Ovarian tumors; are the second most common gynecological tumor and is the fifth commonest tumor in women.Although the final diagnosis of an ovarian tumor is based on the histological examination, it is desirable to preoperatively differentiate benign, borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) and invasive ovarian cancers in order to decide whether surgery is required, and which type of surgery is appropriate. Thus, it can help avoiding unnecessary surgery especially in postmenopausal women and help deciding for conservative surgery for young ones wishing to preserve childbearing potential.The aim of this work was to evaluate the abilities of the gray scale transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and color Doppler in characterization of adnexal lesions.This study included 45 female patients with 55 adnexal lesions.After clinical evaluation, TVUS examination was done for all cases. After observing all gray scale features, color Doppler was superimposed on the gray images to assess the site of blood flow and measure the Doppler indices. MRI was done in 6 suspicious cases. The results were correlated with operative and histopathological findings.