Table 2.
Pathologic findings in screen positive women and those with interval cancers (screen negative).
| Outcome of Screen Positive Surgery | All Women |
|---|---|
| Total * | 960 |
| Normal or benign pathology | 831 |
| Laparoscopy, ovaries normal, not removed | 24 |
| Normal ovaries | 91 |
| Benign ovarian pathology | 716 |
| Non-ovarian/tubal malignant neoplasms | 13 |
| Other non-ovarian cancer involving the ovaries(secondary ovarian neoplasm) | 7 ** |
| Other non-ovarian cancer not involving the ovaries | 6 |
| Screen Positive Women Diagnosed with Malignant Neoplasm of Ovary (ICD-C56) and Fallopian Tube (ICD-C57.0) | |
| Total | 113 |
| Non-epithelial neoplasm of ovary (ICD-C56) | 4 |
| Borderline epithelial neoplasm of ovary (ICD-C56) | 29 |
| Invasive epithelial neoplasm of tubo-ovarian origin (ICD-C56/C57.0) | 80 |
| Women with Screen Negative (Interval) Malignant Neoplasm of Ovary (ICD-C56) and Fallopian Tube (ICD-C57.0) Diagnosed within One Year of End of Screen | |
| Total | 52 |
| Borderline epithelial neoplasm of ovary (ICD-C56) | 2 |
| Invasive epithelial neoplasm of tubo-ovarian origin (ICD-C56/C57.0) | 50 |
Data are numbers. * Includes one volunteer who withdrew consent for accessing medical records and two volunteers where the ovaries were not identified due to extensive adhesions arising from a previous hysterectomies. ** Cancers of colorectal (3) breast (1), stomach (1), lymphoma (1), carcinoid small bowel (1).