Ovarian cancer, version 2.2020, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

DK Armstrong, RD Alvarez, JN Bakkum-Gamez… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - jnccn.org
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the
United States and is the country's fifth most common cause of cancer mortality in women. A …

Immature teratoma: diagnosis and management—a review of the literature

L Moraru, MI Mitranovici, DM Chiorean, M Coroș… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
An immature teratoma is a germinal malignant tumor composed of three germ cell layers,
occurring more frequently in young women. It is the second most frequent among the …

Diagnosis and Management of Dysgerminomas with a Brief Summary of Primitive Germ Cell Tumors

MI Mitranovici, DM Chiorean, MC Mureșan, CF Buicu… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dysgerminoma represents a rare malignant tumor composed of germ cells, originally from
the embryonic gonads. Regarding its incidence, we do not have precise data due to its rarity …

Germ cell tumors in dysgenetic gonads

MJ Piazza, AA Urbanetz - Clinics, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
This review describes the germ cell neoplasms that are malignant and most commonly
associated with several types of gonadal dysgenesis. The most common neoplasm is …

Imaging in gynecological disease (17): ultrasound features of malignant ovarian yolk sac tumors (endodermal sinus tumors)

P Anfelter, A Testa, V Chiappa… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the clinical and sonographic characteristics of malignant ovarian yolk
sac tumors (YSTs). Methods In this retrospective multicenter study, we included 21 patients …

Systematic Review of the Survival Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors

H Sakaguchi-Mukaida, S Matsuzaki, Y Ueda… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This systematic review was conducted using four public electronic
databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of …

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary: a rare tumor with a poor prognosis

D Nasioudis, E Chapman-Davis, MK Frey… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic and clinicopathological
characteristics and prognosis of women diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the ovary …

A Rare Case of Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor: Dysgerminoma and Seminoma in the Same Patient

MI Mitranovici, DM Chiorean, SG Turdean… - Reports, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian malignant germ cell tumors (OMGCTs) represent a rare type of malignant tumors
composed of primitive germ cells that often originate from dysgenetic gonads and are …

Molecular characterization of ovarian yolk sac tumor (OYST)

K Hodroj, A Stevovic, V Attignon, D Ferraioli, P Meeus… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ovarian yolk sac tumors (OYSTs) are rare and specific therapeutic
strategies are needed after the failure of platinum-based first-line and salvage regimens …

Persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein associated with chronic hepatitis B during chemotherapy for malignant ovarian germ cell tumors: a case series and a review of …

X Zong, JX Yang, Y Zhang - Journal of Ovarian Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) plays a crucial role in the management of malignant
ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) and is an important reference index for chemotherapy …