BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The wide variety of ovarian neoplasms makes it an interesting topic for study. The objectives of the present study was to study clinical and histopathologic features of various ovarian tumours and classify them according to WHO classification. METHODS Five year study was conducted on ovarian specimens received in . All ovarian specimens which on histopathological examination was diagnosed as primary ovarian neoplasm was included in the study. RESULTS We studied 210

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... ary ovarian tumours of ovary of which 83.97% were benign tumours, 3.77% were borderline epithelial and 12.26% were malignant tumours. Surface epithelial tumours were more common followed by Germ cell tumours. Mean age of diagnosis was 40.43 years. Abdominal mass was the most common presenting symptom. Right sided tumours were more common than the left. CONCLUSION Even though immunohistochemical and chromosomal studies have made diagnosis and differentiation of tumours easier, in developing countries like India, cost effective histomorphologic studies still form the backbone of diagnosis of these tumours.