title: Ovarian tumors in pregnancy. A community hospital's five year experience.
abstract: Ovarian tumor in pregnancy is a distressing problem for the obstetrician. A physician must differentiate between a manifestation of a normal physiological condition and a serious pathological condition. Fortunately an ovarian tumor in pregnancy is rare. Once the condition is suspected, a physician should use all available tools to confirm the diagnosis. A patient should be treated accordingly, keeping in mind the age of the patient, the gestational age, and the biology of different types of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Arlington Hospital, Virginia.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Tchabo
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stay
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Limaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014768:Virginia