**Ovarian epithelioma is a tumor that develops from the intestinal epithelium and can grow in the peritoneum or uterus.** It is a malignant neoplasm that belongs to the group of epithelial tumors of germ cell origin.
**Epithelioma refers to tumors that are the result of transformation of the upper layers of the intestinal, superficial skin and endometrium.** These tumors are often glandular in nature, but they divide much more slowly than other malignant neoplasms. Symptoms of this disease do not appear immediately, so the patient can live a large amount of time in ignorance. Meanwhile, precisely because of the slow growth rate, epithelioma is difficult to diagnose and almost impossible to treat in advanced forms. **Clinical picture** Patients often complain of the presence of lumps in the ovarian area. The affected organs become painful, and the patient has severe pain in the lower abdomen or on the side of the body where the tumor is located. Patients also experience an unpleasant odor, which indicates tumor growth into the peritoneum. ***It should be noted that the rate of progression of this process depends on the number of tumors on the ovaries.*** In some cases there may be several of them, and then the prognosis for recovery is significantly reduced. During a gynecological examination, the doctor will be able to assess the location and size of the tumor. *In a healthy patient, the normal size of the ovaries is *3-8 cm.* In the presence of pathology, the size of the organ tissue increases significantly. In addition, the ultrasound specialist will determine the presence of enlarged lymph nodes, which may also indicate leakage
Ovarian epithelioma is a rare tumor disease of the female genital organs. (gynecology) (nephrology). It is characterized by the appearance of a malignant epithelial tumor - cancer that forms in the ovarian tissue. [1] Ovarian epithelioma is often confused with other tumors of this type, such as true carcinoma. Of these, it is the rarest, accounting for 0.3-4% of all new cases of ovarian cancer. It occurs predominantly in women of premenopausal and menopausal age.
The causes of ovarian cancer are still unclear. [2] However, an increase in the incidence of the disease in relatives of patients was noticed. Many types of epithelioma have a hereditary predisposition.
Epithelioma of the ovary or epithelomyoma of the ovaries is a pathology called a malignant tumor of glandular cells of the mucous epithelium that are found in the ovaries. This pathology occurs in women aged 45-55 years. Due to the woman’s advanced age, such a tumor can reach large sizes and quickly metastasize. The main symptom is pain, which is difficult to distinguish from pain of any other origin. In the first stages, the disease may be asymptomatic, which makes its diagnosis difficult.