title: [Intraoperative cytodiagnosis of ovarian tumors].
abstract: The authors report on their experience in applying rapid intraoperative cytologic analysis in 83 benign and 54 malignant ovarian tumors of various pathohistologic types. The entire procedure, from the receiving of the material, fixing and staining, up to the cytologic diagnosis, did not last longer than 6 minutes. The cytologic findings were negative in all benign tumors except one (99.3%). In cases of malignant tumors the cytologic diagnosis was correct in 49 cases (96.4%). On the basis of cytomorphologic criteria it was also possible to predict the pathohistologic type of most of investigated tumors. The high overall accuracy rate of intraoperative cytologic examination permits the surgeon to make a quick and adequate therapeutic decision concerning the extent of intervention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Intraoperativna citodijagnostika tumora ovarija