Table 4 Characteristics of endometriosis patients for histopathological analysis
From: Predictive factors of endometriosis progression into ovarian cancer
PATIENTS | 60 |
AVERAGE AGE | 33.4 years |
PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS | Tumour adnex l. dx. = 32 patients Tumour adnex l. sin. = 24 patients Bilateral tumour = 4 patients |
SURGICAL APPROACH | Laparoscopy = 52 patients, laparotomy = 8 patients |
TYPE OF SURGERY | Extirpation of endometrioma = 38 patients, adnexectomy = 19 patients, hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy = 3 patients |
OTHER FINDINGS | Nulligravida = 13, CA125 elevation = 9, infertility = 4 |