Ovarian cancer in girls

DESIGN: The aim of our study was a clinical analysys of diagnosis, operative treatment and monitoring of epithelial ovarian cancer in girls. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Authors described 11 epithelial malignant tumors of ovaries in girls aged 12-16. Clinical aspects, pathology stage, grade treatment, monitoring and survival were evaluated. Three of the patients had ovarian cancer. A 19-year old patient with stage Ia of epithelial ovarian cancer was managed conservatively. Four years later she give birth. For 10 years no malignant of has been observed. Seven patients with ovarian borderline epithelial tumors were treated. The tumors in 5 patients were of serous and in 2 of mucinous type. CONCLUSIONS: We suggested that patients of stage I who wish to preserve childbearing function may be treated with unilateral salpingo-ovariectomy and chemotherapy.