CLINICAL,PARACLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OF OVARIAN FIBROMA-THECOMA GROUPS AT VIETNAM NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL

Thanh Đức Lê1,, Thị Lý Linh Nguyễn2
1 National Cancer Hospital
2 Hanoi Medical University

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Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to assess the clinical, paraclinical features, and treatment strategy of ovarian thecoma-fibroma groups. Materials and Methods: Medical records of 43 casesdiagnosed ovarian fibromas, thecomas, or fibro-thecomas from 2016 through 2020 in Vietnam National Cancer Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Patients with mean age of 52.6±13.7 (range :16-81 years old) were reviewed, 62% of cases were postmenopausal. The mean diameter of tumor was 11.8 cm (range: 3.5-25cm). On ultrasonography, the majority of masses were solid and hypoechoic. Surgery was the main treatment, including: tumorectomy (27.9%), unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (20.9%), bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (25.6%), or a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo - oophorectomy (25.6%). Conclusion: Ovarian fibro-thecomas are uncommon, belong to benign sex cord-stromal tumors. These lesions often occur in postmenopausal patients. Surgery is the main treatment of this tumors.


Keywords: ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors, ovarian thecoma-fibroma groups, ovarian thecomas, ovarian fibromas.

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