Abstract |
Fertility preservation for a patient with advanced immature teratoma of the ovary is reported. The patient, a 29-year-old woman, delivered a healthy baby after having had ovarian immature teratoma, grade 3, uncertain stage, at 13 years of age. She was initially treated with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and a contralateral wedge resection for tumor invasion, followed by a 6-course cisplatin+ vinblastine+ bleomycin regimen, a second operation, and an additional 6-course etoposide and cisplatin regimen with complete remission. The patient delivered a healthy baby 16 years after the initial treatment. Based on this successful case, intensive fertility-preserving surgery followed by chemotherapy, even in advanced-stage immature teratomas of the ovary, may be effective in preserving the reproductive function of women with malignant immature teratomas of the ovary.
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Authors | Chia-Hui Chen, Ming-Jie Yang, Ming-Huei Cheng, Ming-Shyen Yen, Chiung-Ru Lai, Peng-Hui Wang |
Journal | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
(J Chin Med Assoc)
Vol. 70
Issue 5
Pg. 218-21
(May 2007)
ISSN: 1726-4901 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 17525001
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Fertility
- Humans
- Ovarian Neoplasms
(physiopathology, therapy)
- Teratoma
(physiopathology, therapy)
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