State of the problem of early diagnosis and treatment of benign ovarian tumors in postmenopausal patients (literature review)

Abstract

As life expectancy increases, older people require strict individualization of management and treatment, taking into account all age and pathophysiological characteristics of a particular patient, a more attentive approach to the features of clinical manifestations of diseases, the presence of comorbid pathology. Timely diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of postmenopausal patients with benign ovarian tumors is a debatable issue, since none of the existing diagnostic methods of research in practice provides sensitivity and specificity equal to or at least approaching 100% of the indicator. The progressive aging of the population raises the question of whether it is necessary to operate on menopausal patients with benign ovarian tumors of small size (up to 5 cm), given the low percentage of malignancy of these formations and the high risk of deterioration in the patients quality of life after surgical interventions.