PERITONEAL WASHING IN BORDERLINE EPITHELIAL OVARIAN-TUMORS IN WOMEN UNDER 25 - THE USE OF CELL BLOCK PREPARATIONS

Serous tumors of low malignant potential are uncommon in women under 3 0-years-old peritoneal washings play an important role in the diagnosi s and prognosis of ovarian neoplasms. Accurate diagnosis of peritoneal washings is important in determining therapeutic regimens and in dete rmining patient prognosis. In peritoneal washings, these tumors can be difficult to distinguish from reactive benign mesothelial cells. The cases of four women with borderline serous ovarian tamers, all of whom were under the age of 25, and had peritoneal washings which were posi tive far papillary tumors were reviewed. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.