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Year:
2000
| Volume: 8
| Issue: 3
| Pages: 127-130
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Review Article |
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CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF IMMATURE TERATOMA OF THE OVARY
Omer M. DEVAJA, Andreas J. PAPADOPOULOS |
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Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary are relatively rare and represent about 20% of all ovarian tumors, but represent also 60% of ovarian neoplasms in children and adolescents. Beeing highly curable by chemotherapy, these types of cancer had inspired enormous effort in designing best possible treatment protocols. This article aims to summarize the developments in this field and discusses the future prospects. |
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Key words:
Teratoma of the ovary; Malignant germ cell tumors; Chemotherapy regimens; Toxicity; Fertility |
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