Polish Ultrasound Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Ultrasonograficzne)
Subject: Medicine
ISSN: 2084-8404
eISSN: 2451-070X
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Anna Szymańska-Dubowik * / Marcin Śniadecki / Agnieszka Bianek-Bodzak / Marcin Liro / Edyta Szurowska
Keywords : ovary, borderline tumor, papillae, ultrasound, computed tomography
Citation Information : Journal of Ultrasonography. Volume 16, Issue 67, Pages 411-416, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2016.0041
License : (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Received Date : 17-October-2016 / Accepted: 21-October-2016 / Published Online: 24-February-2017
Borderline ovarian tumors represent about 10% of all epithelial ovarian cancers, but in contrast to epithelial ovarian cancers, they constitute a group of tumors with a much better prognosis. An assessment of clinical presentation, physical examination, radiological and biochemical findings is necessary to tailor management strategies for patients with ovarian tumors. The article, which is based on a case report, describes different approaches for preoperative diagnosis as well as discusses approaches that might bring some insights on tumor histology. Furthermore, it raises a question about which imaging techniques should be proposed for a reliable diagnosis of borderline ovarian tumors to ensure safe surgery planning.