Clinical usefulness of the ovarian malignancy algorithm for diagnosing ovarian cancer

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Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the third most common gynecologic malignancy and has the worst prognosis. Less than 50 % of patients survive more than five years and 75 % are diagnosed when the disease is in advanced stages.

Objective: To describe the clinical usefulness of the ovarian malignancy algorithm in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Methods: A literature review was carried out during the period from April 2021 to June 2021. A search of articles in English and Spanish was carried out in the PubMed and SciELO databases.

Development: The use of the tumor markers CA 125 and HE4 allows to estimate the risk of ovarian cancer in women with a pelvic mass, since it significantly improves the capability to identify pre- and postmenopausal women with high or low probability of ovarian cancer.

Conclusions: This algorithm is one of the best predictors for diagnosing ovarian cancer and for differentiating it from benign pelvic masses. It is important to note that such algorithm does not intend to replace complementary diagnostic procedures.

Keywords: ovarian neoplasms; biomarkers; diagnosis.

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2022-04-29

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Santiesteban Rodríguez BC, Pizarro Hecheverria RJ, Hernández Velázquez FM, Pupo Cruz VL, Fernández Sarmiento DM. Clinical usefulness of the ovarian malignancy algorithm for diagnosing ovarian cancer. Rev Cub Oncol [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 29 [cited 2025 Jul. 6];20(1). Available from: https://revoncologia.sld.cu/index.php/onc/article/view/162

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