Open AccessMixed malignant germ cell tumor of ovary
Author(s) -
Branko Sviračević,
Srdjan Sedlar,
Dragan Malobabic,
Dragomir Ćuk
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1102093s
Subject(s) - dysgerminoma , medicine , choriocarcinoma , ovary , germ cell , immature teratoma , teratoma , pathology , population , stage (stratigraphy) , germ cell tumors , chemotherapy , biology , paleontology , biochemistry , environmental health , gene
Malignant tumours of ovary germ epithelium are very rare and account for about 2-5% of all ovarian tumours of germ origin. In adolescent patients under 20 years of age diagnosed to have ovarian tumour, these tumours originate from germ cells in about 70% of cases. Depending on the stage of the disease, medical treatment and age, the death rate ranges from 25% to 84%. A special group of germ tumours are mixed germ cells tumours built of two or more different types of germ tumours.