International Ovarian Tumor Analysis Scoring and Its Histopathological Correlation: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study
The IOTA Simple Rules demonstrate good diagnostic accuracy in the preoperative evaluation of ovarian tumors. The particularly high negative predictive value supports their utility as a reliable, non-invasive triage tool for safely excluding malignancy in benign-dominant populations, thereby aiding appropriate surgical planning and referral decisions.
Authors
- Dhanya Paul
- Alphonse Thomas
Institutions
- University of Mons (BE)
- Sarojini Naidu Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103593
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00