Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors Book Section
| Authors: | Shafer, A.; Gershenson, D. M.; Hodgson, A.; Chui, M. H. |
| Editors: | Frumovitz, M.; Leitao, M. M. Jr; Ramalingam, P. |
| Article/Chapter Title: | Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors |
| Abstract: | Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary only account for 3–5% of all ovarian malignancies. They tend to occur in younger women and girls with a peak incidence in the later teens. Ovarian germ cell tumors are often extremely chemosensitive and with surgery followed by systemic chemotherapy, even women with advanced stage disease have over an 80% chance of long-term survival. Some goals of current research and investigation are to lessen surgical morbidity, to identify those women with germ cell tumors that might not need aggressive systemic therapy, and to identify better salvage chemotherapy regimens for women with recurrent or persistent disease. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adjuvant chemotherapy; surveillance; surgical management; salvage chemotherapy; malignant ovarian germ cell tumors |
| Book Title: | Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Gynecologic Cancers |
| ISBN: | 978-0-323-82938-0 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Publication Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Date Published: | 2023-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 3 |
| End Page: | 20 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-323-82938-0.00001-x |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Book Chapter: 1, part of "Section A: Ovarian cancers" -- Export Date: 1 May 2023 -- Source: Scopus |
