Ovarian simple cysts in asymptomatic postmenopausal women detected at transvaginal ultrasound:A review of literature

作     者：Juan Luis Alcazar Naroa Martinez Leire Juez Maria Caparros Ana Salas Tania Errasti 

作者机构：Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyClínica Universidad de NavarraSchool of MedicineUniversity of Navarra Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyHospital Universitario Cruces 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology》 (世界妇产科杂志)

年 卷 期：2015年第4卷第4期

页      面：108-112页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Ovary Simple cyst Diagnosis Cancer Management 

摘      要：AIM:To answer some questions related to the problem of ovarian simple cysts in asymptomatic postmenopausal ***:A literature search and systematic review using MEDLINE(PubM ed)database from 1980 to 2014 was performed using the following terms:simple cyst,postmenopause,postmenopausal,ultrasound,ovary,ovarian,asymptomatic.Papers not related to the topic,reviews,letters to editor,opinion letter,commentaries and studies published in non-English language were *** authors then reviewed the full paper of all the studies initially *** review does not claim to be a ***,meta-analysis statistics were not applied and PRISMA guidelines were not strictly *** descriptive statistics were used providing absolute numbers and corresponding percentages as well as ***:Nine papers were ultimately included in this review,accounting for 98899 postmenopausal *** have found that ovarian simple cysts are relatively common in asymptomatic postmenopausal women(prevalence:8.7%).The risk of malignancy is very low(0.19%).More than 90% of these cysts were smaller than 5 *** rate ranged from 3.7% to 15%.Histologically,most cysts are serous cystadenomas(61%).When managed conservatively,a significant number resolve spontaneously(46.1%)or remain unchanged(39%).CONCLUSION:According to these data,conservative management should be the first option to offer to these women.