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ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOUR OF THE OVARY: SERUM ALPHA‐FETOPROTEIN LEVELS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT AND DURING PREGNANCY CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Duncan I. D.,
Young J. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04592.x
Subject(s) - medicine , alpha fetoprotein , endodermal sinus tumor , pregnancy , ovary , adjuvant chemotherapy , chemotherapy , oophorectomy , adjuvant , gynecology , obstetrics , surgery , cancer , hysterectomy , biology , germ cell tumors , breast cancer , hepatocellular carcinoma , genetics
Summary We report the apparently successful treatment of an endodermal sinus tumour. The patient became pregnant after unilateral oophorectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy, and was delivered of a normal female infant. The levels of serum alphafetoprotein, having been raised before treatment of the tumour, were within the normal range during pregnancy and undetectable before and afterwards.