Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is cancer that involves different regions of the ovary. Recent evidence suggests the Fallopian tube may be related to the cancer. Other types of this condition involve egg cells. The risk increases with age and decreases with pregnancy. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death for females, and the survival rates for this condition vary.

Ovarian Cancer Media

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  A CDC image altered to highlight the location of ovaries

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  Mature cystic teratoma of ovary

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  Women with ovarian or breast cancer in a pedigree chart of a family

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  BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and absolute cancer risk

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  A very large ovarian cancer as seen on CT

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  Micrograph of serous carcinoma, a type of ovarian cancer, diagnosed in peritoneal fluid

• Primary ovarian cancers in women aged 20+, with area representing relative incidence and color representing five-year relative survival rate

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  A pathological specimen of ovarian carcinoma

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  Left ovary, medium power*Pathological and histological images courtesy of Ed Uthman at flickr.

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  Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic subtype