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- Title
Diagnosing adnexal tumours before surgery: a critical appraisal of recent evidence.
- Authors
Kaijser, Jeroen; Van Hoorde, Kirsten; Van Calster, Ben; Bourne, Tom; Vergote, Ignace; Timmerman, Dirk
- Abstract
Key content Introduction to preoperative classification of ovarian and tubal neoplasms., A discussion of existing guidelines by professional societies., Updated evidence and new strategies for preoperative diagnosis of ovarian cancer., Evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and characterisation of adnexal masses., Areas of future interest in the field of adnexal tumour diagnosis., Learning objectives To understand the importance of accurate preoperative discrimination of adnexal tumours to ensure optimal patient management., To critically appraise current guidelines by professional societies., To discuss findings from a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, and two diagnostic accuracy studies comparing different types of prediction models for ovarian cancer diagnosis., To understand the advantages and disadvantages of different International Ovarian Tumour Analysis ( IOTA) prediction models., Ethical issues Consequences of misclassification of ovarian and tubal masses., Inappropriate use of IOTA prediction models.
- Subjects
FALLOPIAN tube diseases; OVARIAN tumors; PRECANCEROUS conditions; CONFIDENCE intervals; FEMALE reproductive organ tumors; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; META-analysis; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; SYSTEMATIC reviews; EVIDENCE-based medicine; DISEASE management; LOGISTIC regression analysis; CONTINUING education units; PREOPERATIVE period; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL models; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; DISEASE risk factors; DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR risk factors
- Publication
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 3, p163
- ISSN
1467-2561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/tog.12200