Prevalencia de tumores de ovario en mujeres en edad reproductiva del Hospital General Guasmo Sur en el periodo 2016 – 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Ovarian tumors are common pathologies of the female genital tract, it is common for them to occur throughout the reproductive life of women, and this age ranges between 15 and 45 years of age. Objective: To determine the prevalence of ovarian tumors in women of reproductive age. Methodology: a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study that includes all women of reproductive age treated for ovarian tumors at the Guasmo Sur hospital from 2016 to 2019 Results: the prevalence of ovarian tumors in reproductive age was 38.55% with ages between 15 and 45. The urban area was the most frequent with 91% and the rural with 9%. The most affected rural area as Ximena with 72%, followed by Tarqui with 13%, Chongón and Febres Cordero with 6% and Naranjal with 3%. We found 32 patients who met the inclusion criteria, of which 2 were under 18 years, 20 were in the range of 18 to 35 years and 10 were in the range of more than 45 years. The main symptom shown by the patients was abdominal pain with 85%. The most frequent disease was benign ovarian tumor with 69% of the cases, followed by tumor of uncertain behavior of the ovary with 25% and secondary malignant tumor of the ovary and malignant ovarian tumor with 1% respectively. In our sample of 32 patients with ovarian tumor, the most frequent was serous cystadenoma with 69%, tumors of uncertain behavior with 25%, 3% corresponded to serous carcinoma and 3% to mucinous carcinoma ovary. Conclusions: most tumors among women of reproductive age were benign with a normal general prevalence. The result is that ovarian tumors are frequent in women at a reproductive age.