Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report
Abstract Background Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor is a rare type of disease, which generally has a good prognosis due to the high chemosensitivity of this type of tumor. Fertility preservation is an important issue because malignant ovarian germ cell tumor commonly affects young women. Although...
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| author | Montassar Ghalleb Hatem Bouzaiene Skander Slim Achraf Hadiji Monia Hechiche Jamel Ben Hassouna Khaled Rahal |
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| description | Abstract Background Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor is a rare type of disease, which generally has a good prognosis due to the high chemosensitivity of this type of tumor. Fertility preservation is an important issue because malignant ovarian germ cell tumor commonly affects young women. Although conservation is the standard for early stage, it becomes more debatable as the disease progresses to more advanced stages. Aim: Report the case of a patient with an International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Stage IIIc malignant ovarian germ cell tumor, who had conservative surgery and chemotherapy with a good fertility outcome. Case presentation A 23-year-old North African woman with a left malignant ovarian germ cell tumor stage IIIc was treated by left adnexectomy and omentectomy followed by chemotherapy. A 15-year follow-up showed no signs of relapse, and she completed three full-term natural pregnancies. Conclusions Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor is a rare ovarian tumor with a good prognosis. It is usually associated with a good fertility outcome in early stages. However, due to the rarity of the disease in advanced stages, the fertility outcome for this group of patients is not clear. This lack of data surrounding advanced stages points to the need for a meta-analysis of all published cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfb494e1ae824e53822f61cdf6a405372022-12-21T19:52:47ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472017-12-011111310.1186/s13256-017-1516-8Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case reportMontassar Ghalleb0Hatem Bouzaiene1Skander Slim2Achraf Hadiji3Monia Hechiche4Jamel Ben Hassouna5Khaled Rahal6Surgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerSurgical Oncology Department, Salah Azaiez Institute of CancerAbstract Background Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor is a rare type of disease, which generally has a good prognosis due to the high chemosensitivity of this type of tumor. Fertility preservation is an important issue because malignant ovarian germ cell tumor commonly affects young women. Although conservation is the standard for early stage, it becomes more debatable as the disease progresses to more advanced stages. Aim: Report the case of a patient with an International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Stage IIIc malignant ovarian germ cell tumor, who had conservative surgery and chemotherapy with a good fertility outcome. Case presentation A 23-year-old North African woman with a left malignant ovarian germ cell tumor stage IIIc was treated by left adnexectomy and omentectomy followed by chemotherapy. A 15-year follow-up showed no signs of relapse, and she completed three full-term natural pregnancies. Conclusions Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor is a rare ovarian tumor with a good prognosis. It is usually associated with a good fertility outcome in early stages. However, due to the rarity of the disease in advanced stages, the fertility outcome for this group of patients is not clear. This lack of data surrounding advanced stages points to the need for a meta-analysis of all published cases.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1516-8FertilitySurgeryMalignant germ line tumor |
| spellingShingle | Montassar Ghalleb Hatem Bouzaiene Skander Slim Achraf Hadiji Monia Hechiche Jamel Ben Hassouna Khaled Rahal Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Fertility Surgery Malignant germ line tumor |
| title | Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report |
| title_full | Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report |
| title_short | Fertility-sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor: a case report |
| title_sort | fertility sparing surgery in advanced stage malignant ovarian germ cell tumor a case report |
| topic | Fertility Surgery Malignant germ line tumor |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1516-8 |
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