Abstract
Ultrasound plays an important role in diagnostics of pelvic tumors and significantly contributes to their subsequent management. Ultrasound of pelvic tumors can be divided into basic and expert.
The most important task of basic ultrasound is a distinction between normal and suspicious finding. A finding, which is suspicious of a severe adnexal pathology, is referred to an expert sonography.
Using the IOTA criteria, this examination differentiates between benign or malignant findings. In case of a suspicion of an ovarian carcinoma, stage of the disease is determined.
A detailed description of the extent of tumor affection in individual compartments of the pelvis and abdominal cavity further identifies patients with signs of suboptimal operability.