The incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer reaches a peak between the ages of 50 and 59 years. Therefore any ovarian enlargement in the postmenopause has been treated up to now with prompt surgical exploration. Recently the reliability of ultrasound has allowed a conservative management of small unilocular ovarian cysts even in the postmenopause. The Authors report here their experience on benign masses in postmenopausal women, and discuss the feasibility of ultrasound-guided aspiration of small, anechoic adnexal cysts.
Ovarian cysts in the postmenopause: is a conservative treatment feasible? / FRAMARINO DEI MALATESTA, Marialuisa; M., Veneziano; Piccioni, Maria Grazia; Pecorini, Francesco; A., Gaveglia; A., Felici; L., Marzetti. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 0390-6663. - 20:3(1993), pp. 151-158.
Ovarian cysts in the postmenopause: is a conservative treatment feasible?
FRAMARINO DEI MALATESTA, Marialuisa;PICCIONI, Maria Grazia;PECORINI, Francesco;
1993
Abstract
The incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer reaches a peak between the ages of 50 and 59 years. Therefore any ovarian enlargement in the postmenopause has been treated up to now with prompt surgical exploration. Recently the reliability of ultrasound has allowed a conservative management of small unilocular ovarian cysts even in the postmenopause. The Authors report here their experience on benign masses in postmenopausal women, and discuss the feasibility of ultrasound-guided aspiration of small, anechoic adnexal cysts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
