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Table 1 Transvaginal ultrasound findings indicative of malignancy

From: Laparoscopic treatment of premenopausal patients with benign adnexal pathology

Ultrasound finding

Size of mass >10 cm

Bilaterality

Thick capsule

Thick septa (>3 mm)

No smooth outline of cyst

Solid components

Papillary excrescences on ovary

Ascites or hepatomegaly

Metastases

Doppler signal showing reduced pulsatility indexa

  1. aColor-flow Doppler was used to identify neovascularization inside ovarian cysts. This was observed in only one patient involved in this study