title: Ovarian tumors in pregnancy: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Ovarian tumors first diagnosed during pregnancy often present a challenge for both the obstetrician and gynecologists providing pregnancy care and for the consulting subspecialists. Although the vast majority of these tumors is benign, on rare occasions, patients present with tumors that turn out to be malignant requiring more comprehensive and extensive surgical procedures that are more likely to lead to pregnancy loss. Hence accurate knowledge of tumor characteristics, especially the ultrasound appearance and gestational age at diagnosis, are key prerequisite for establishing the most effective management plan not just for the index but also for future pregnancies. The primary objective of the current review is to provide practical guidelines for the evaluation and management of ovarian tumors first diagnosed during pregnancy.
authors: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0526, USA. nader.husseinzadeh@uc.edu
authors: Nader
authors: N
authors: Husseinzadeh
authors: Baha
authors: B
authors: Sibai
authors: Tariq A
authors: TA
authors: Siddiqi
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011264:Pregnancy Trimesters; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D057832:Watchful Waiting
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018394:CA-125 Antigen