DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i07.022

Pages: 1331-1337

Background: Malignant ovarian tumour is the fifth most common female cancer & fifth most frequent cause of cancer death, constitute of all gynecological malignancies & 3.5% of all cancer in women. Though it is the fifth most common cause of malignancy but remains as the leading cause of death among the women with gynecological cancer & in spite of significant surgical & chemotherapeutic advancement in treatment, 5 years survival rates have not changed significantly in over 25 years & remains discouraging at 30%. Objective: To see the comparison of clinical and laparolomy findings of ovarian cancer in our women. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from July 2005 to December 2006. 50 consecutive patients who attended the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and who admitted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of this hospital during this period, taken as the study population. Data were collected by investigator herself. Information was collected by taking medical history and clinical examination. Proper permission was taken from the concerned departments. Their informed written consent was taken in a consent form before data collection. Results: According to this study, ovarian neoplasm is quite common in our country. These findings suggest that the female populations served by gynaecological department of BSMMU are comparable to the general population. The incidence rates and different important physical findings are correlated with those studies done at home and abroad. Incidence of hospital admission of ovarian neoplasm in this study was 5.8%. Regarding nature of the neoplasm, 86 percent were found benign and 14 percent malignant. The mean age of the patients having neoplasm 35.5 years. All epidemiological values are more or less consistent with previous studies. Regarding management, conservative surgery was done in 44 percent ....