Demographic Findings Clinical Trial
Official title:
Clinical Characteristics of Adnexal Masses in Korean Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Under the Age 21 Years
Young patients with adnexal lesions may have variable presenting symptoms. In this study, we reviewed the clinical characteristics of young Korean patients who took the operation in university hospital with adnexal lesions over the past 14 years.
The incidence of gynecologic surgery during the pediatric and adolescent period remains low.
In this age group, the causes of gynecologic surgery were usually divided into three parts,
congenital anomalies, genital traumas, and pathologic lesions of genital tract including
uterine bady and cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, and vulva. Among these, adnexal
masses generally have been the most common cause of gynecologic surgery in the pediatric and
adolescent patients. Adnexal lesions span a spectrum of pathology from functional
(non-neoplastic), benign to highly aggressive malignant neoplasms. The actual incidence of
adnexal lesions in the young women is unknown; however, of the ovarian neoplasms operated on
during childhood or adolescence, 10-30% are malignant. Therefore, early detection and
adequate management of adnexal lesions are prerequisite for the life saving and future
preservation of fertility potential. But until now, there have been limited studies
regarding the clinical characteristics of patients with adnexal mass during this period, and
most studies have been conducted with small numbers of patients. Therefore, more
informations regarding the clinical characteristics of patients with adnexal lesions are
very important for the early diagnosis and adequate management of the adnexal lesions in
children and adolescents.
In this study, we reviewed the clinical characteristics of 494 young Korean patients who
took the operation in university hospital with adnexal lesions over the past 14 years.
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Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Retrospective