Ovarian tumors in children [Çocuklarda over tümörleri]
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Tarih
2005
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Özet
Aim: Tumors of the ovaries are uncommon in children. Most of them are benign and in germ cell origin, opposite to adults. In this study, children with ovarian tumors were rewieved in respect to their diagnosis, treatment and results. Method: The hospital records of 30 patients (33 ovaries) with ovarian tumors treated at our department between 1984 and 2004 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: The mean age was 10.7±3.43 (range; 3 to 18 years) years. The tumors were on the left, right and bilateral in 16, 11 and 3 patients, respectively. The histologic diagnosis of the tumors were mature teratoma (n=18), immature teratoma (n=1), dysgerminoma (n=8), mixed germ cell tumor (n=1), gonadoblastoma (n=1), serous cystadenoma (n=1), mutinous cystadenoma (n=2) and granulosa cell tumor (n=1). Abdominal pain (n=18), abdominal distention (n=11) and vomiting (n=9) were the most common symptoms. Six patients had acute abdominal findings requiring urgent surgery. The surgical procedures were salpingooophorectomy (n=21), oophorectomy (n=6), and total tumor excision with ovarian salvage (n=6). In malignant ovarian tumor group (n=11); median fellow-up period was 84.2±47.14 months with a range of 8 to 144 months. One patient with Stage 4 tumor died 6 years later. One patient lost to follow-up in the malignant group. In two patients with diagnosis of mature cystic teratoma a new tumor was determined in the contralateral ovary with a similar histology after first operation 6th and 55 th months, respectively. Conclusion: The majority of the patients had germ cell tumors in this series, and surgical treatment was all that was required for complete cure in most of them. The adnexial pathologies because of their devastating complications should be taken into consideration in differential diagnosis in young females presenting with acute or chronic gastrointestinal symptoms.
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Child, Ovary, Tumor
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Cocuk Cerrahisi Dergisi
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
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19
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2
