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Therapeutic ART for borderline ovarian tumor
Pondicherry M Gopinath, Anusha Raaj, Sahityalakshmi Manoharan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and IVF, SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pondicherry M Gopinath
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & IVF, SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences, No. 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Vadapalani, Chennai 600026, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tofj.tofj_6_22
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Borderline ovarian tumors occur in about 10–16% of all epithelial ovarian tumors. However, it has a good prognosis when compared with other epithelial malignant tumors. Out of all the types, serous borderline tumor is the most common type, found bilateral in 30% of the cases. Management is tailored based on physical examination, radiological findings, and histopathology report. Even though the diagnosis is based on histopathological findings, pre-operative evaluation, especially in younger women, plays an important role in selecting less radical treatment. Here is a case of a borderline ovarian tumor, which was managed considering her age, marital, and fertility status. |
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