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Table 2 Age distribution, types and behaviour of surface epithelial tumours

From: A pathological and clinical study of 706 primary tumours of the ovary in the largest tertiary hospital in Ghana

 

Age range in years

Tumour behaviour

Type of tumour

15–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

>64

Total

Benign

Borderline

Invasive

Serous

13

42

49

50

31

11

196

112

13

71

Mucinous

7

13

19

9

9

3

60

41

10

9

Endometrioid

0

0

3

3

3

0

9

0

0

9

Undifferentiated

1

0

2

5

0

1

9

0

0

9

Brenner

0

1

2

3

1

0

7

6

0

1

Mixed

1

0

1

2

0

1

5

5

0

0

Clear cell

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Total

22

56

77

72

44

16

287

164

23

100