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Dysgerminoma of the Ovary in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Sivanesaratnam V.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
the journal of the asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0377-0532
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1972.tb00327.x
Subject(s) - dysgerminoma , medicine , pregnancy , ovary , gynecology , obstetrics , oophorectomy , conservative treatment , surgery , hysterectomy , genetics , biology
A case report of a patient with dysgerminoma treated by unilateral salphingo‐oophorectomy is presented, A term pregnancy occurred with spontaneous delivery of a normal infant. A year later she delivered her second baby. No tumour recurrences occured . The literature on dysgerminoma in pregnancy is reviewed . It is suggested that unilateral oophorectomy is the treatment of choice in a young woman who desires to have a family and in whom a unilateral,.well‐encapsulated tumour is found. If such a conservative line is adopted, then a regular follow‐up is mandatory .