Evaluation of Sassone Sonographic scoring system in various adnexal masses

Abstract

Background: For diagnosis of ovarian masses, Sassone has described his scoring system. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Sassone Sonographic scoring system for adnexal masses. Material & Methods: Two hundred and fifty cases of adnexal masses underwent transabdominal and transvaginal sonography and detailed study was carried out for size, site, surface, inner wall, echogenicity of tumor and Sassone scoring was applied to look for its sensitivity and specificity. Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value to differentiate benign from malignant masses as per the Sassone sonographic score were 100%, 95.3%, 99.04% and 100% respectively. Conclusions: Sassone sonographic scoring system is a reliable scoring system to differentiate between benign and malignant tumor.