🧬 Reproductive🟢 BasicOvarian Tumours

Ovarian Tumours

Growths of the ovary, which range widely from harmless cysts to cancer and often grow silently until large.

Key points

Ovarian tumours are grouped by the tissue they arise from: surface (epithelial), germ cell, and sex-cord stromal tumours.
Epithelial tumours are the commonest and include most ovarian cancers, usually in older women.
Germ cell tumours, such as the common benign dermoid cyst, occur more in young women.
They often grow silently and cause vague symptoms such as swelling, bloating and pressure, so they are found late.
The blood marker CA-125 is often raised in epithelial ovarian cancer, and other markers help with germ cell types.

Memory trick

Ovarian tumours by origin: epithelial (commonest, most cancers, older women), germ cell (dermoid cyst, young women), sex-cord stromal; grow silently with bloating and pressure; CA-125 marks epithelial cancer.

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🧬 Reproductive🟢 BasicOvarian Tumours

Ovarian Tumours

Growths of the ovary, which range widely from harmless cysts to cancer and often grow silently until large.

Key points

Ovarian tumours are grouped by the tissue they arise from: surface (epithelial), germ cell, and sex-cord stromal tumours.
Epithelial tumours are the commonest and include most ovarian cancers, usually in older women.
Germ cell tumours, such as the common benign dermoid cyst, occur more in young women.
They often grow silently and cause vague symptoms such as swelling, bloating and pressure, so they are found late.
The blood marker CA-125 is often raised in epithelial ovarian cancer, and other markers help with germ cell types.

Memory trick

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