Ultrasound as a possible screening method in ovarian cancer

M Marchetti; A Zambon; V Lamaina; M Spadaro; S Marchiori

Ultrasound as a possible screening method in ovarian cancer

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2002;23(2):123-6.

Authors

M Marchetti¹, A Zambon, V Lamaina, M Spadaro, S Marchiori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gynecological Oncology, Padua University, Italy.

PMID: 12013107

Abstract

Ultrasound is a diagnostic method suitable for first level screening of ovarian cancer. The results in 4350 patients confirmed that ultrasound examination, both transabdominal and transvaginal, can be considered quite satisfactory because the sensibility was 100%.

MeSH terms

Abdomen
Female
Humans
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Mass Screening*
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology
Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography
Vagina