Histopathological spectrum of ovarian neoplasms in children
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Objective: To study the various ovarian tumours in the paediatric age group in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: The cases of paediatric ovarian tumours were retrieved from the archives of the Department of Pathology. All the clinical details and laboratory investigations were recorded. A detailed histopathological study was done and the ovarian tumours were classified according to the current WHO classification. Results: There were 7 cases of paediatric ovarian tumours in this study. Age of the patients ranged between 7 months and 18 years. Pain was the most common symptom, presence of an abdominal mass was also frequent. Out of the 7 cases, 2 were that of mature cystic teratoma, 3 were that of immature teratoma, 2 were that of mixed germ cell tumour (immature teratoma, dysgerminoma, embryonal carcinoma, polyembryoma and yolk sac tumour) Conclusion: All the ovarian tumours in our study were found to have originated from germ cells. Majority (71.4%) of these ovarian tumours were found to be malignant. Mixed germ cell tumours are not uncommon and thorough sampling is required to identify them.
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Laxmi Shivadas Menon, Prema Saldanha
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