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Malignant ovarian mixed germ cell tumour: a rare combination

Author(s) -

M. Koshy,

Anushya Vijayananthan,

V. Vadiveloo

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

biomedical imaging and intervention journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1823-5530

DOI - 10.2349/biij.1.2.e10

Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , germ cell , medicine , germ cell tumors , reproductive medicine , oncology , gynecology , pathology , biology , chemotherapy , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics , gene

Ovarian germ cell tumours are very rare and affect mainly young girls and women. Due to this, the conservation of reproductive potential is of great concern. One of the most remarkable advances in oncology is in the treatment of malignant ovarian germ cell tumours. Two histological groups are distinguished: dygerminomas, equivalent to testicular seminomas, and non-dysgerminomatous tumours. We report a case of a 30-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with persistent per vaginal bleeding and was found to have a malignant mixed germ cell tumour comprising of both embryonal carcinoma and choriocarcinoma.

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