Presenting Complaint and Histopathological Types of Ovarian Masses in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy in Reproductive Age

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Findings reveal common presenting complaints and tumor types in women undergoing laparotomy for ovarian masses.

Abdominal mass was the most frequent presenting complaint at 36.6%, indicating a need for awareness in symptom recognition.
Histopathological examination found that 64.4% of tumors were benign, underscoring the importance of early intervention.
Epithelial tumors were the predominant type at 52.5%, followed by germ cell tumors at 32.2%, revealing tumor diversity.
Majority of patients were aged 15-30 years, with low parity noted in 83.7%, highlighting specific demographic patterns.

Alnehal et al. (2025) studied this question.

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