Background The treatment of ovarian masses in pediatric patients should balance
appropriate surgical management with the preservation of future reproductive capability …

Adnexal masses are rare in the young female population. The differential diagnosis includes
ovarian masses, tubal/paratubal masses, masses related to the gastrointestinal tract (colon) …

Objective To provide an accurate incidence of adnexal masses in children and young
women which can significantly improve the performance of current risk prediction models …

Background The appropriate operative approach to pediatric patients with ovarian tumors
must balance real risk of malignancy with maximal preservation of reproductive potential …

Ovarian cancer is rare in childhood. This explains why there are only scattered reports on it
in the literature and why there is a lack of specific pediatric treatment. This paper gives an …

The application of minimally invasive surgical techniques to pediatric abdominal tumors is a
controversial application towards the surgical management of childhood cancer. Although …

Abstract Background/Purpose To describe the clinicopathological characteristics and
management of surgically removed ovarian masses at the Royal Children's Hospital …

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
levels in predicting malignancy risk in children and adolescents presenting with ovarian …

Objective of this article is to appraise diagnostic aspects and treatment modalities in
childhood ovarian tumor in background of available evidence. Literature search on Pubmed …

STUDY QUESTION Is ovarian cytology a reliable predictor for a malignant ovarian mass?
SUMMARY ANSWER Cytology of an ovarian mass in children and adolescents cannot be …