Ovarian tumors, or ovarian neoplasms, are in the ovary.[ They consist of mainly solid tissue, while contain fluid.]
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) divided ovarian tumours as 90% epithelial, 3% germ cell, and 2% sex cord-stromal types.
Histopathologic classification
Tumor of the ovary vary remarkably as they may arise from any of the 3 cell types of the normal ovary.
Ovarian tumors are classified according to the histology of the tumor, obtained in a pathology report. Histology dictates many aspects of clinical treatment, management, and prognosis.
The most common forms are:
Mixed tumors contain elements of more than one of the above classes of tumor histology.
History
An 1882 article appearing in Scientific American mentions the case of a patient at University of Pennsylvania Hospital when Dr. William Goodell removed a 112 lbs tumor from a 31 year old patient, who weighted 75 lbs after removal from the tumor.
See also
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International Ovarian Tumor Analysis trial
