title: [Adnexal findings].
abstract: The female small pelvis is usually explored by conventional clinical examination. Adnexal masses found are assessed first by ultrasound. Thereby, sonographic findings should be documented and committed in a purely descriptive manner. It is not advisable to establish a histopathologic diagnosis, but to assign sonographic findings to one of the following three major groups: "simple cyst", "benign lesion", "malignant lesion". The SGUMGG recommends the Mainz-Score for the assessment of adnexal tumours, performed by transvaginal ultrasonography. Usually, a new adnexal tumour without symptoms may be evaluated after an interval of approx. six weeks without additional danger for the patient. A comprehensive Swiss guideline to adnexal tumours is in preparation by the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe. Its release is expected to be in the ongoing year 2001.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie, Departement Frauenheilkunde, Universitätsspital Zürich. michael.bajka@hin.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajka
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results