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Objective To evaluate the malignant
potential of ultrasound-detected ovarian inclusion cysts in the
development of ovarian cancer (OC) in postmenopausal women.
Design Prospective cohort study.
Setting UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS).
Population Postmenopausal women.
Conclusions Postmenopausal women with ultrasound-detected inclusion cysts do not seem to be at increased risk of ovarian or breast/endometrial (hormone-dependent) cancers.
see also
Table 1. Details of ovarian cancers detected in the cohort of women with inclusion cysts in year 1
Table 2. Details of ovarian cancers detected in the cohort of women with normal scans in year 1
Conclusions Postmenopausal women with ultrasound-detected inclusion cysts do not seem to be at increased risk of ovarian or breast/endometrial (hormone-dependent) cancers.
see also
Table 1. Details of ovarian cancers detected in the cohort of women with inclusion cysts in year 1
Table 2. Details of ovarian cancers detected in the cohort of women with normal scans in year 1
Table 3. Relative risks of developing gynaecological cancers in women with inclusion cysts |
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