Dysgerminoma: the role of conservative surgery

Gynecologic Oncology
A C CaseyR Farias-Eisner

Abstract

Twenty-five cases of pure ovarian dysgerminoma treated at UCLA Medical Center between 1958 and 1992 were reviewed retrospectively. Patterns of recurrence and overall survival were analyzed with regard to primary surgery (conservative versus nonconservative), use of adjuvant therapy, and stage of disease. Fourteen patients (56%) underwent conservative surgical therapy defined as preservation of the contralateral ovary, 10 patients (40%) had nonconservative primary surgery, and one patient (4%) had chemotherapy as primary treatment. Three patients (12%) received adjuvant chemotherapy and nine patients (36%) received postoperative radiation therapy. Fifteen patients (60%) had stage I disease, four (16%) stage II, and three each (12%) had stage III and IV disease. Nine patients (36%) experienced recurrence of disease. Seven of these nine patients (78%) had stage I disease and all seven had undergone conservative primary surgery with preservation of the contralateral ovary. Six of the seven had received no adjuvant therapy. Only one of these seven patients experienced recurrence in the preserved ovary. She was found to have a dysgenetic ovary and an XY karyotype. Three patients with recurrent disease had received radiation therapy a...Continue Reading

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