OVARIAL AND EXTRAOVARIAL CARCINOMA (diagnosis and treatment)

Ovarian cancer is one of the most malignant tumors in women, and its mortality rate is higher than in all other gynecological malignancies, both in our country and throughout the world. Ovarian cancer is one of the five most recurrent cancers in women in developed countries. The highest rate in Europe is found in the northern European countries and the lowest in the countries of East and South Europe. According to data from the year 1995, Lithuania had the highest ovarian cancer rate in Europe (23/100.000 women), and Macedonia the lowest (7,8/100.000 women). The mean rate for entire Europe was 13,4/100.000. The ovarian cancer rates vary significantly from country to country, and they reflect trends in fertility and the use of oral contraceptives