Immature teratoma of the ovary

D. K. Sen, V. Sivanesaratnam, R. Sivanathan, R. Pathmanathan

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Abstract

Results of treatment of 9 cases of pure immature teratoma of the ovary seen at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, are presented. Six patients were in Stage 1 and three in Stage 3. A majority of them had grade 2 or 3 tumors. Four patients in Stage 1 had the conservative surgery of salpingo-oophorectomy performed, the more radical procedure of total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy omentectomy, and tumor debulking where feasible being carried out in the others. Adjuvant chemotherapy consisted of either pulsed cyclophosphamide, VAC (vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophophamide) or PVB (cis-platinum, vinblastine, bleomycin) regimes. Seven patients have survived for periods up to 9 years with no clinical evidence of disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-328
Number of pages8
JournalGynecologic Oncology
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1988
Externally publishedYes

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