Histopathological Spectrum of Ovarian Tumors: An Observational study

Background: Ovarian tumors are a group of neoplasms with a wide range of characteristics and exhibit a diverse spectrum of features depending on the type of tumor. Ovarian cancer accounts for roughly 30% of all cancers of the female genital system. It is the fifth most common cause cancer related deaths in women. Aim: The aim was to study the histopathological spectrum of ovarian tumors according to WHO classification2020and to determine frequency as well as other parameters like age, laterality, gross appearance of tumors presenting to a tertiary care centre. Materials and Methods: Seventy samples were collected over a period of 2 years. All samples were processed for routine histopathology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) was done wherever required. The cases were reviewed and analysed for histopathological findings along with other parameters. Results: The current study included 70 cases, 37 (52.86%) cases were benign, 5 (7.14%) were borderline and 28 (40%) cases were malignant. The most common subtype was surface epithelial tumors comprising of 50 (71.43%)cases. Most tumors were presented in 3th and 4th decade. Around 84% tumors were unilateral while 16% tumors were bilateral.IHC was performed on 9 cases for confirmation of diagnosis. Conclusions: Among the histological subtypes surface epithelial tumors were the commonest ovarian tumors. Maximum number of tumors were unilateral and were seen in the age group of 31-40 years.