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Ovarian Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents in Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Sengupta S.K.,
Everett V.J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1987.tb01021.x
Subject(s) - ovary , choriocarcinoma , medicine , new guinea , gynecology , pediatrics , history , ethnology
Summary: A study of ovarian tumours in young females under the age of 20 years in Papua New Guinea between the period 1976–1986 is presented. During these 11 years a total of 101 cases was seen among 802 ovarian tumours reported in all age groups. Epithelial tumours comprised the largest number (66.3%) followed by germ cell tumours (24.8%). Ten patients (9.9%) presented with torsion. Only 3 (3%) cases of Burkitt lymphoma were recorded (3%); the series included 1 case of primary non‐gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary in an 11‐year‐old premenarchal girl.