Curriculum of Gynecology
TOPIC 82
OVARIAN TUMORS
RATIONALE
Of all gynecologic cancers, ovarian malignancies represent the greatest clinical challenge. Because they are asymptomatic until they have metastasized, patients present with advanced disease in more than two-thirds of cases. Ovarian cancer requires intensive, often complex therapies. It has the highest fatality-to-case ratio of all gynecologic malignancies. Thus, its different pathological types, methods of diagnosisincluding early detectionand the various lines of treatment should be well known and understood.
GOALS
l Recognize the classification and the pathology of benign and malignant ovarian tumors
l Understand the investigations required for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer including its early detection
l Recognize the different protocols used for treatment of the various types of ovarian neoplasms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
l Enumerate the classification of ovarian tumors
l Describe the pathology of common ovarian tumors
l List the complications of ovarian tumors
l Describe the symptoms and signs of ovarian tumors
l State the special investigations for early diagnosis of ovarian malignancy
l List and interpret the different investigations
l Describe the different lines of treatment
l Describe staging of ovarian cancer
l Diagnose pathological changes in pathology jars
CONTENT
l Epidemiology and risk factors of ovarian cancer
l World Health Organization classification of ovarian tumors
l Pathology of ovarian neoplasms
l Clinical picture and complications of ovarian tumors
l Early detection of ovarian cancer
l International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging
l Protocols of treatment
