[Angiographic diagnosis of ovarian cancer (author's transl)]

The methods of examination which are usually used in cases of tumours of the lower abdomen are mostly not able to determine the site of origin of the lesion of its histology unequivocally. Angiographic examination techniques enable the definition of such tumours and very often allow the differentiation between benign and malignant lesions. Both hypogastric arteries are selectively or semiselectively catheterized using Seldinger's technique. Additionally, in most patients, aortography and selective catheterization of the inferior mesenteric artery is performed. So far the diagnosis of an adnexal tumour was made by angiography in 6 out of 30 patients. The typical angiographic criteria of ovarian carcinoma are cited and discussed. Our results show that in selected cases of suspected ovarian tumours angiography offers good results and, therefore, it deserves an important place among the different available clinical examination techniques.