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Ovarian cysts

Última revisão das evidências: 15 Mar 2026
Última atualização do tópico: 05 Mar 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presence of risk factors
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • pelvic pain
  • bloating and early satiety
  • palpable adnexal mass
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Fatores de risco

  • pre-menopausal age group
  • early menarche
  • first trimester of pregnancy
  • personal history of infertility or polycystic ovary syndrome
  • increased intrinsic or extrinsic gonadotrophins
  • tamoxifen therapy
  • smoking
  • personal or family history of endometriosis
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • transvaginal ultrasonography
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • serum cancer antigen (CA)-125
  • colour power Doppler ultrasonography of abdomen/pelvis
  • MRI of abdomen/pelvis
  • CT imaging of abdomen/pelvis
  • karyotype analysis
  • laparoscopy/laparotomy and histopathology
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Novos exames

  • PET imaging of abdomen/pelvis
  • serum biomarkers (ovarian adnexal mass assessment score test system)

Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

acutely ill

CONTÍNUA

non-pregnant: pre-menopausal with simple ovarian cyst

non-pregnant: pre-menopausal with complex ovarian cyst

non-pregnant: pre-menopausal with solid ovarian cyst

post-menopausal with simple ovarian cyst

post-menopausal with complex ovarian cyst

post-menopausal with solid ovarian cyst

pregnant

Colaboradores

Autores

Sareena Singh, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

OH

Director of Gynecologic Oncology

Aultman Health Foundation

Canton

OH

Declarações

SS declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Sareena Singh would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Michael P. Hopkins, Dr Christina N. Kufel, Dr Lauren M. Blue, Dr Jay R. Patibandla, and Dr Laura K. Randolph, previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

MPH, CNK, LMB, JRP, and LKR declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

John Bachman, MD

Consultant in Family Medicine

Parker D Sanders and Isabella Sanders Professor of Primary Care

Rochester

MN

Declarações

JB declares that he has no competing interests.

David Chelmow, MD

Chair

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond

VA

Declarações

DC declares that he has no competing interests.

T. Justin Clark, MD (Hons), MRCOG

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Birmingham

UK

Declarações

TJC declares that he has no competing interests.

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Principais artigos

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology. Practice bulletin no. 174: evaluation and management of adnexal masses. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Nov;128(5):e210-6. Resumo

DePriest PD, Shenson D, Fried A, et al. A morphology index based on sonographic findings in ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 1993 Oct;51(1):7-11. Resumo

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 716: the role of the obstetrician-gynecologist in the early detection of epithelial ovarian cancer in women at average risk. Sep 2017 (reaffirmed 2024) [internet publication].Texto completo

US Preventive Services Task Force; Grossman DC, Curry SJ, Owens DK, et al. Screening for ovarian cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2018 Feb 13;319(6):588-94. Resumo

Levine D, Patel MD, Suh-Burgmann EJ, et al. Simple Adnexal Cysts: SRU Consensus Conference Update on Follow-up and Reporting. Radiology. 2019 Nov;293(2):359-371.Texto completo  Resumo

Grimes DA, Jones LB, Lopez LM, et al. Oral contraceptives for functional ovarian cysts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Apr 29;(4):CD006134.Texto completo  Resumo

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