Asymptomatic ovarian cysts or adnexal tumours in postmenopausal women Cancer Other and unspecified ovarian cysts
Conditions
Interventions
Women with presumed benign cysts will be observed over the following year in 3-4 monthly intervals in order to detect any change in appearance or increase in size, which would be suspicious of maligna
Sponsors
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Postmenopausal women found to have an ovarian cyst / adnexal mass 2. Postmenopausal women known to have an ovarian cyst / adnexal mass and referred for an opinion 3. Women who do not have any significant pain or bloating not explained but other pathology. Postmenopausal women are defined as those who have had 1 year of spontaneous amenorrhoea above or at the age of 40 where no illness or medication may have caused the amenorrhoea or those above or at the age of 50 who have had a hysterectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pre-menopausal women 2. Women with pain localised to the area of the cyst or the lower abdomen 3. Women below 40 or above 80 years of age 4. Written informed consent declined or patients unable to give consent 5. Women not medically fit for surgery 6. Women with simple unilateral unilocular cysts of less than 2cm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of surgical interventions in the two study groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of staging laparotomies 2. Diagnostic accuracy of the two protocols 3. Number of blood tests to measure tumour markers 4. Number of surgical complications | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed