Clinical Examination – The doctors suggest a complete clinical examination followed by a pelvic examination. The doctor will do a pelvic exam to check for a pelvic mass.
Biopsy – Early-stage tumours are generally surgically removed, and pathology is established (frozen section). In advanced cancers, tissue sample is obtained through a CT/ ultrasound guided biopsy.
- Imaging
- Laboratory
- Colour Doppler ultrasound – If an ovary problem is suspected, the test is done. It detects an ovarian tumour or a fluid-filled cyst.
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Transvaginal ultrasound-
A wand-shaped scanner with a small ultrasound device on the end, is inserted into the vagina. - CT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses x-rays to build cross-sectional images of the body. It also helps to identify the spread of cancer.
- Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves and magnetic field, which is processed in a high-speed computer system to produce detailed scan pictures of the tissue, organs, bones, ligament and cartilage. It may be useful in detecting tumours and their metastases. This diagnostic technique offers greater soft tissue contrast than a CT scan.
- PET CT is considered to assess spread to regional nodes or distant metastases to other body parts. It provides functional and morphological details by utilising radiation derived from Isotope labelled Glucose molecules to detect cellular glucose uptake in cancer.
- Blood tests – Tumour Markers – Elevated levels of (CA) 125, CEA, and Ca19.9 indicate ovarian pathology.
